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Incidents in Philadelphia

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Jacobs describes her first hours as a free person in Philadelphia, including kindness from strangers who help her, and a jarring, crowded train journey that exposed her to a rougher side of Northern life.

Arrival in PhiladelphiaEarly encounters with free Black residentsA disorienting train journeyFirst impressions of the North

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