Heroes Of The Underground Railroad Around Washington D C
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Heroes Of The Underground Railroad Around Washington D C
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Author : Jenny Masur
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-04-13
Heroes Of The Underground Railroad Around Washington D C written by Jenny Masur and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-13 with History categories.
Many of the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad lived and worked in Washington, D.C. Men and women, black and white, operatives and freedom seekers - all demonstrated courage, resourcefulness and initiative. Leonard Grimes, a free African American, was arrested for transporting enslaved people to freedom. John Dean, a white lawyer, used the District courts to test the legality of the Fugitive Slave Act. Anna Maria Weems dressed as a boy in order to escape to Canada. Enslaved people engineered escapes, individually and in groups, with and without the assistance of an organized network. Some ended up back in slavery or in jail, but some escaped to freedom. Anthropologist and author Jenny Masur tells their stories.
The Underground Railroad
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Author : Captivating History
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-29
The Underground Railroad written by Captivating History and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-29 with History categories.
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Underground Railroad, then keep reading... The Underground Railroad wasn't underground. Nor was it a railroad. It was, however, an awe-inspiring piece of history, and one that speaks of hope even today. Two hundred years ago, slavery had the Southern United States firmly in its evil grip. Around four million African Americans languished in the most appalling of living conditions, their lives controlled by people who saw them as objects. They were starved, whipped, and put to work despite being pregnant, sick, or so young that they could barely walk. They were despised, downtrodden, and degraded in every way. They longed for freedom, yet to reach the free land of Canada, they would have to cross thousands of miles filled with the threat of slave catchers, men who had made it their business to snatch desperate people who were on the very brink of liberty. It was a hopeless time, but it was also a time of heroes. The only hope that these enslaved people had of escaping their brutal fates was the Underground Railroad. This fabled network of people and places delivered tens of thousands of escaped slaves all the way across the northern United States and into Canada. And while many of the people who made these escapes possible have melted away into history as faceless heroes, we know the names and stories of many. Their stories are some of the most inspiring that we will ever hear. In The Underground Railroad: A Captivating Guide to the Network of Routes, Places, and People in the United States That Helped Free African Americans during the Nineteenth Century, you will discover topics such as Slavery through the Ages Abolition around the World Abolition in the United States The Father of the Underground Railroad The Moses of Her People More Heroes of the Underground Railroad And much, much more! So if you want to learn more about the history of the Underground Railroad, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
The Underground Railroad With Illustrations
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Author : William Still
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2017-02-09
The Underground Railroad With Illustrations written by William Still and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This carefully crafted ebook: "THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (With Illustrations)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This book chronicles the stories of some 649 slaves who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad, a secret network formed by abolitionists and former slaves who helped them escape to the North. This book's original aim was to reunite those slaves with their families. But now it has turned into an important historical document that visiblises the existence of those who suffered inhuman cruelty at the hands of Southern Slave Owners and yet had the courage to break free. These unknown heroes and heroines were in true sense the founding fathers of African American Communities. This is why their stories must be heard and brought back from oblivion. A MUST READ! Excerpt: "Like millions of my race, my mother and father were born slaves, but were not contented to live and die so. My father purchased himself in early manhood by hard toil. Mother saw no way for herself and children to escape the horrors of bondage but by flight. Bravely, with her four little ones, with firm faith in God and an ardent desire to be free, she forsook the prison-house, and succeeded, through the aid of my father, to reach a free State. The old familiar slave names had to be changed…" William Still (1821–1902) was an African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist. He was chairman of the Vigilance Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and directly aided fugitive slaves by keeping records of their lives and helping families reunite after the abolishment of slavery.
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.
Bound For The Future
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Author : Jonathan Shectman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Bound For The Future written by Jonathan Shectman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Abolitionists categories.
Through careful, detailed consideration of a host of primary documents about the young activists who formed the Underground Railroad's underappreciated operational workforce, this book offers fresh insight to the complex question, ""Who ended slavery?""
The Operation Of The Underground Railroad In Washington D C C 1800 1860
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Author : Hilary Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Operation Of The Underground Railroad In Washington D C C 1800 1860 written by Hilary Russell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fugitive slaves categories.
Harriet Tubman And The Underground Railroad
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Author : Dan Stearns
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2005-12-15
Harriet Tubman And The Underground Railroad written by Dan Stearns 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 2005-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Traces the life and accomplishments of the heroic abolitionist who escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1849, and became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.
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 With Illustrations
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Author : William Still
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2024-01-15
The Underground Railroad With Illustrations written by William Still and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This carefully crafted ebook: "THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (With Illustrations)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This book chronicles the stories of some 649 slaves who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad, a secret network formed by abolitionists and former slaves who helped them escape to the North. This book's original aim was to reunite those slaves with their families. But now it has turned into an important historical document that visiblises the existence of those who suffered inhuman cruelty at the hands of Southern Slave Owners and yet had the courage to break free. These unknown heroes and heroines were in true sense the founding fathers of African American Communities. This is why their stories must be heard and brought back from oblivion. A MUST READ! Excerpt: "Like millions of my race, my mother and father were born slaves, but were not contented to live and die so. My father purchased himself in early manhood by hard toil. Mother saw no way for herself and children to escape the horrors of bondage but by flight. Bravely, with her four little ones, with firm faith in God and an ardent desire to be free, she forsook the prison-house, and succeeded, through the aid of my father, to reach a free State. The old familiar slave names had to be changed..." William Still (1821–1902) was an African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist. He was chairman of the Vigilance Committee of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and directly aided fugitive slaves by keeping records of their lives and helping families reunite after the abolishment of slavery.
Unsung Heroes Of The Underground Railroad
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Author : Patricia Hutchison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-12-15
Unsung Heroes Of The Underground Railroad written by Patricia Hutchison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-15 with categories.
(L) In the 1800s, slavery was widespread in the United States, especially in the South. A secret organization called the Underground Railroad helped runaway slaves. Read about ordinary people who risked their lives to help them.