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Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland

Good Contrivance Farm is an Oasis for Visiting Writers—and the Man Who Runs It

How Ron Tanner turned a ramshackle property into a six-acre writers retreat in Historic Reisterstown.

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Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland

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Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland

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New Book Explores Forgotten History of the Man Who Named the Underground Railroad

Former 'Sun' reporter Scott Shane introduces us to writer, activist, and former enslaved shoemaker Thomas Smallwood—a Harriet Tubman-worthy figure whose story is barely known.