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> [A lot of people, when they first hear about the Underground Railroad, think it really is a subway or a locomotive. When they find out it's not, they feel a little disappointed. So I thought, What if it was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colson-whitehead/a-lot-of-people-when-they-first-hear-about-the-underground-railroad/)

[Colson Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colson-whitehead/)

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