Sentences with phrase «secret code among»

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A phone interview with a psychologist points to a pathological pattern among a certain percentage of priests, and digging through a not - so - secret code within the archdiocese's parish directories points to a pattern of cover - ups, which lines up almost perfectly with the psychologist's hypothesis.

Sandwiched among the dramatic vignettes of the story, Greenwood pauses to pepper the book with historical sidebars about the «secret code» language used by those who helped shuttle slaves north to safety; a biographical sketch of Harriet Tubman, known as «Moses» to those along the route; a brief history of storytelling among southern slaves; a scientific explanation for the «swamp ghosts» many slaves encountered along their escape routes; an inside look at some of the methods used to hide slaves from capture; and much, much more.