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Our Lives: Author with ancestral ties to Underground Railroad releases new book

Ted Freeman is an author with ancestral ties to the Underground Railroad.

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Sep 10, 2023, 1:13 PM

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Ted Freeman is an author with ancestral ties to the Underground Railroad. He joined News 12’s Gwen Edwards to talk more about his new book on the movement and his personal connection to its history.

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