On the Edge of Freedom : the Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1820-1870.

An engagingly written, meticulously documented study of antislavery ferment just north of the Mason-Dixon line in a region of geographical, economic, cultural, and historical ""edges"". In On the Edge of Freedom, David G. Smith breaks new ground by illuminating the unique develop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: G.Smith, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bronx : Fordham University Press, 2012.
Temas:
1800-1899
Borderlands > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Underground Railroad > Pennsylvania.
Abolitionists > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Pennsylvania > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Régions frontalières > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Underground Railroad > Pennsylvanie.
Abolitionnistes > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Abolitionists
African Americans
Antislavery movements
Borderlands
Fugitive slaves
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc.
Race relations
Underground Railroad
Pennsylvanie > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Pennsylvania
History
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Sumario:An engagingly written, meticulously documented study of antislavery ferment just north of the Mason-Dixon line in a region of geographical, economic, cultural, and historical ""edges"". In On the Edge of Freedom, David G. Smith breaks new ground by illuminating the unique development of antislavery sentiment in south central Pennsylvania-a border region of a border state with a complicated history of slavery, antislavery activism, and unequal freedom. During the antebellum decades every single fugitive slave escaping by land east of the Appalachian Mountains had to pass through the region, whe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages)
ISBN:9780823249466
0823249468

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