Bloody Dawn : the Christiana Riot and Racial Violence in the Antebellum North.

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When four young men, slaves on Edward Gorsuch's Maryland farm, escaped to rural Pennsylvania in 1849, the owner swore he'd bring them back. Two years later, Gorsuch lay dead outside the farmhouse in Christiana where he'd tracked them down, as his federal posse retreated pell-mell befo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Slaughter, Thomas P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Temas:
1800-1899
Riots > Pennsylvania > Christiana > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > Pennsylvania > Christiana > History > 19th century.
Violence > Pennsylvania > Christiana > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Pennsylvania > Christiana > History > 19th century.
Esclaves fugitifs > Pennsylvanie > Christiana > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Violence > Pennsylvanie > Christiana > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Pennsylvanie > Christiana > Histoire > 19e siècle.
African Americans
Fugitive slaves
Race relations
Riots
Violence
Christiana (Pa.) > Race relations.
Pennsylvania > Christiana
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Introduction; 1. The Escape; 2. Black Images in White Minds; 3. The Chase; 4. The Riot; 5. Aftermath; 6. Stratagems; 7. The Trial; 8. Race, Violence, and Law; 9. Race, Riots, and Law; Conclusion; Afterword; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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