Detroit was the last stop on the Underground Railroad: the secret network that aided thousands on their journey to freedom. How did that help shape the city into what it is today?

(WWJ) During the time of the Underground Railroad, Detroit was given the codename Midnight.

While the Underground Railroad is long gone, on a new Daily J, WWJ Newsradio 950's Zach Clark explores the lasting mark abolitionists left on the City of Detroit.

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Editor's Note: Today's "Best Of" episode of The Daily J podcast originally ran in September, 2022.

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