Sunday, June 21, 2026

Sunday Stamps: the Letter "U"

 Hello and welcome to my blog.  It is a beautiful June day in the American Midwest.

It's time for Sunday Stamps, and this week it's the letter "U".

I have a stamp from the US Postal Service, for the Underground Railroad:

That is Harriet Tubman on the stamp.

I am reminded of fellow students in 6th grade, doing a project and presentation on the Underground Railroad.  They thought it was an actual physical railroad, sort of like a subway (not reading their sources too closely).  I had to tell them it was a network of people, transferring runaway slaves from house to house or other sanctuary.  These were known as stations.  Luckily, I did this before their oral presentation and writing their report!

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2 comments:

marina said...

Great choice for letter U. And great stamp!

FinnBadger said...

Excellent choice for U. I've visited the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati and is a sobering experience.