The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide

The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide
ISBN-10
1598846477
ISBN-13
9781598846478
Series
The Underground Railroad
Category
History
Pages
223
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
Kerry S. Walters

Description

Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh, revealing look at the efforts of hundreds of dedicated persons—white and black, men and women, from all walks of life—to help slave fugitives find freedom in the decades leading up to the Civil War. * Original documents, from key legislation like The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 to first-person narratives of escaping slaves * Biographical sketches of key figures involved in the Underground Railroad, including Levi Coffin, William Lloyd Garrison, Robert Purvis, and Mary Ann Shadd

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