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Author : Michael Burgan
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2006
The Underground Railroad written by Michael Burgan and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the system by which black slaves escaped captivity in the southern United States.
A Southern Underground Railroad
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Author : Paul M. Pressly
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2024-08
A Southern Underground Railroad written by Paul M. Pressly and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08 with History categories.
Despite its apparent isolation as an older region of the country, the Southeast provided a vital connecting link between the Black self-emancipation that occurred during the American Revolution and the growth of the Underground Railroad in the final years of the antebellum period. From the beginning of the revolutionary war to the eve of the First Seminole War in 1817, hundreds and eventually several thousand Africans and African Americans in Georgia, and to a lesser extent South Carolina, crossed the borders and boundaries that separated the Lowcountry from the British and Spanish in coastal Florida and from the Seminole and Creek people in the vast interior of the Southeast. Even in times of peace, there remained a steady flow of individuals moving south and southwest, reflecting the aspirations of a captive people. A Southern Underground Railroad constitutes a powerful counter-narrative in American history, a tale of how enslaved men and women found freedom and human dignity not in Jefferson’s “Empire of Liberty” but outside the expanding boundaries of the United States. It is a potent reminder of the strength of Black resistance in the post-revolutionary South and the ability of this community to influence the balance of power in a contested region. Paul M. Pressly’s research shows that their movement across borders was an integral part of the sustained struggle for dominance in the Southeast not only among the Great Powers but also among the many different racial, ethnic, and religious groups that inhabited the region and contended for control.
The Underground Railroad
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Author : Ann Malaspina
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2010
The Underground Railroad written by Ann Malaspina and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Abolitionists categories.
When the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was passed by Congress, the flight to freedom for runaway slaves became even more dangerous. Even the free cities of Boston and Philadelphia were no longer safe, and abolitionists who despised slavery had to turn in fugitives. But the Underground Railroad, a secret and loosely organized network of people and safe houses that led slaves to freedom, only grew stronger. Since the late 1700s, blacks and whites had banded together to aid runaways like Maryland slave Frederick Douglass, who disguised himself as a sailor to board a train to New York. Virginia slave Henry Brown packed himself in a box to get to Philadelphia. The minister John Rankin, who hung a lantern to guide runaways to his house by the Ohio River, endured beatings for speaking against slavery. Quaker storeowner Thomas Garrett was put on trial for helping fugitives in Delaware. Meanwhile, the nation marched on toward Civil War. At its height, between 1810 and 1850, these secret routes and safe houses were used by an estimated 30,000 people escaping enslavement. In The Underground Railroad: The Journey to Freedom, read how this secret system worked in the days leading up to the Civil War and the pivotal role it played in the abolitionist movement.
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Author : Paul M Pressly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-08
A Southern Underground Railroad written by Paul M Pressly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08 with History categories.
Despite its apparent isolation as an older region of the country, the Southeast provided a vital connecting link between the Black self-emancipation that occurred during the American Revolution and the growth of the Underground Railroad in the final years of the antebellum period. From the beginning of the revolutionary war to the eve of the First Seminole War in 1817, hundreds and eventually several thousand Africans and African Americans in Georgia, and to a lesser extent South Carolina, crossed the borders and boundaries that separated the Lowcountry from the British and Spanish in coastal Florida and from the Seminole and Creek people in the vast interior of the Southeast. Even in times of peace, there remained a steady flow of individuals moving south and southwest, reflecting the aspirations of a captive people. A Southern Underground Railroad constitutes a powerful counter-narrative in American history, a tale of how enslaved men and women found freedom and human dignity not in Jefferson's "Empire of Liberty" but outside the expanding boundaries of the United States. It is a potent reminder of the strength of Black resistance in the post-revolutionary South and the ability of this community to influence the balance of power in a contested region. Paul M. Pressly's research shows that their movement across borders was an integral part of the sustained struggle for dominance in the Southeast not only among the Great Powers but also among the many different racial, ethnic, and religious groups that inhabited the region and contended for control.
The Underground Railroad
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Author : Philip Wolny
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2004-01-15
The Underground Railroad written by Philip Wolny and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-15 with History categories.
Examines the events and key figures behind the formation and operation of the Underground Railroad, the secretive and illegal organization that helped American slaves escape to freedom in the northern United States and Canada.
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Author : Kelly Mass
language : en
Publisher: Efalon Acies
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The Underground Railroad written by Kelly Mass and has been published by Efalon Acies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Social Science categories.
In the early to mid-nineteenth century, a clandestine network called the Underground Railroad emerged in the United States, comprising secret routes and safe havens. Enslaved African Americans predominantly utilized this network to escape to free states and Canada, seeking refuge from the shackles of slavery. Abolitionists and sympathetic individuals played pivotal roles in supporting and facilitating the flight of fugitive slaves through this covert network. The term "Underground Railroad" encompasses both the enslaved individuals striving to break free and the compassionate souls who aided them in their quest for freedom. Beyond leading to free states and Canada, alternative routes extended to Mexico, where slavery had been abolished, and to various Caribbean islands not involved in the slave trade. Another historical escape route traced south toward Florida during the late 17th century until around 1790 when Florida was under Spanish rule. While the Underground Railroad network began to take shape in the late 18th century, its influence expanded gradually northward until President Abraham Lincoln's enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation. By 1850, an estimated 100,000 enslaved individuals had sought liberation through this clandestine system.
The Underground Rail Road
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Author : William Still
language : en
Publisher: Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
Release Date : 1872
The Underground Rail Road written by William Still and has been published by Philadelphia : Porter & Coates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with Abolitionists categories.
"Historically significant document by Still, a free-born Black man who became an author and abolitionist movement leader in Philadelphia, PA. The volume document the stories of escaped slaves, and remains "the only first-person account of Black activities on the Underground Railroad written and self-published by an African-America...William Still was a major contributor to the success of the Underground Railroad activities in Philadelphia and a part of Philadelphia's free Black community that played an essential role in the Underground Railroad. He personally provide room and board for many African Americans who escaped slavery and stopped in Philadelphia on their way to Canada. Through his work with the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery's Vigilance Committee, he raised funds to assist runaways and arrange their passage to the North. He was instrumental in financing several of Harriet Tubman's trips to the South to liberate enslaved Africans" (Turner, Diane D. "William Still's National Significance." Web blog post. William Still: African American Abolitionist. Temple University, n.d. 18 August, 2016)." --description from Lorne Bair Rare Books Inc., bookseller.
The Underground Railroad
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Author : R. Conrad Stein
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2015-07-15
The Underground Railroad written by R. Conrad Stein and has been published by Enslow Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Underground Railroad was a complex network of secret routes, safe houses, and courageous men and women, both black and white, who helped slaves escape to free states and to Canada. "Conductors," such as Harriet Tubman, risked recapture in the South guiding slaves to freedom. Readers explore the formation of this extremely effective anti-slavery escape network and the people who made it work.
Depots Of The Underground Railroad
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Author : Caroline Kennon
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2016-12-15
Depots Of The Underground Railroad written by Caroline Kennon and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave conductors and passengers on the Railroad. Theyll learn about the many safe havens, called depots, that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad, and stunning photographs and artwork are included in this important work about a terrible time in American history.
Questions And Answers About The Underground Railroad
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Author : Heather Moore Niver
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2018-07-15
Questions And Answers About The Underground Railroad written by Heather Moore Niver and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Underground Railroad was a system of people who wanted to help Southern slaves escape to the free North or Canada in secret. Between 40,000 and 100,000 people escaped to freedom thanks to the Underground Railroad. Readers are presented with a wealth of primary sources, including photographs, personal accounts, literature from the time, and pre-Civil War legislation pertaining to slavery. Readers will have a chance to reach their own conclusions based on facts they find in the primary sources. Sidebars provide readers with supplementary information about the difficult route slaves traveled to reach freedom and encourage readers to continue asking questions about primary sources about the Underground Railroad.