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Front Line of Freedom : African Americans and the Forging of the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley.

The Underground Railroad, an often misunderstood antebellum institution, has been viewed as a simple combination of mainly white ""conductors"" and black ""passengers."" Keith P. Griffler takes a new, battlefield-level view of the war against American slavery...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Griffler, Keith P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
Colección:Ohio River Valley series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Underground Railroad, an often misunderstood antebellum institution, has been viewed as a simple combination of mainly white ""conductors"" and black ""passengers."" Keith P. Griffler takes a new, battlefield-level view of the war against American slavery as he reevaluates one of its front lines: the Ohio River, the longest commercial dividing line between slavery and freedom. In shifting the focus from the much discussed white-led ""stations"" to the primarily black-led frontline struggle along the Ohio, Griffler reveals for the first time the crucial importance of the freedom movement in
Descripción Física:1 online resource (188 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813149868
081314986X