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Oberlin and the Underground Railroad ..A key junction on the Underground Railroad in Oberlin, Ohio connected at least five routes that lead from slavery to freedom. No fugitive in Oberlin was ever returned to bondage. Freedom seekers lived openly in the town, and were supported by its' vibrant African American community and Oberlin College. "All students have been welcomed to Oberlin College, regardless of color since 1835. Faculty and students, both black and white, worked together to assure safe passage on the Underground Railroad, proclaiming their loyalty to "a higher law." In 1858, town residents rescued John Price from slave catchers who had taken him to nearby Wellington in their efforts to return him to enslavement. Due to this incident, Oberlin was heralded as "the town that started the Civil War."

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