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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Griffler, Keith P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
Series:Ohio River Valley series.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Underground Railroad > Ohio River Valley.
Fugitive slaves > Ohio River Valley > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Ohio River Valley > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Ohio River Valley > History > 19th century.
Underground Railroad > Ohio, Vallée de l'.
Esclaves fugitifs > Ohio, Vallée de l' > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Ohio, Vallée de l' > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > Ohio, Vallée de l' > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
African Americans
Antislavery movements
Fugitive slaves
Underground Railroad
Ohio River Valley > History > 19th century.
Ohio, Vallée de l' > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Ohio River Valley
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Foreword; Preface; 1. River of Slavery, River of Freedom; 2. No Promised Land; 3. Home Over Jordan; 4. Band of Angels; 5. Egypt's Border; 6. Prelude to Exodus; Notes; Bibliography; 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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