In “Fugitive Slaves in Ohio,” dated September 7, 1853, the New York Times reprints news from Ohio on the workings of the underground railroad and the abolitionists who aid fugitive slaves.
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“More Fugitive Slaves,” New York Daily Times (May 14, 1852)
A short article, “More Fugitive Slaves,” dated May 14, 1852, describes the aid of fugitive slaves and marks the first use of the phrase “underground railroad” in the New York Times.
