underground railroad
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“Think how you’ll grieve for all you’ll leave behind,” she sings to a herd of otters, koalas, flamingos, giraffes, bunnies and kangaroos fleeing Oz for the safety of the Yellow Brick Underground Railroad.
From Los Angeles Times
Robotaxis are set to become the newest cog in a centuries-old transport machine that includes many services that were groundbreaking in their day, such as the world’s first underground railroad and its first regulated taxi service.
Benicio del Toro plays Sensei Sergio St. Carlos, Willa’s karate teacher running something of an underground railroad for the town’s refugee population.
From Los Angeles Times
The United States National Park Service began scrubbing its exhibits about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, but public pressure reversed that erasure.
From Salon
Written by and starring Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, “Mexodus” explores the little known history of the Underground Railroad to Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times
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