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
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 South Central Pennsylvania, Fugitive Slaves, and the Underground Railroad
  • 2 Thaddeus Stevensâ€? Dilemma, Colonization, and the Turbulent Years of Early Antislavery in Adams County, 1835â€?39
  • 3 Antislavery Petitioning in South Central Pennsylvania
  • 4 The Fugitive Slave Issue on Trial
  • 5 Controversy and Christiana
  • 6 Interlude: Kidnapping, Kansas, and the Rise of Race-Based Partisanship
  • 7 Revival of the Fugitive Slave Issue, 1858â€?61
  • 8 Contrabands, “White Victories, â€? and the Ultimate Slave Hunt9 After the Shooting
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Notes
  • Archives Consulted
  • Index

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