Freeing Charles : The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War /

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Freeing Charles recounts the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle of Culpeper, Virginia, who was forcibly liberated by Harriet Tubman and others in Troy, New York, on April 27, 1860. Scott Christianson follows Nalle from his enslavement by the Hansborough family in Virginia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christianson, Scott
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2010]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nalle, Charles, > approximately 1821-1875.
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913.
Underground Railroad.
Slaves.
Slavery.
Fugitive slaves.
Antislavery movements.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Esclaves fugitifs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Virginia > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography.
Virginia.
United States.
New York (State) > Troy.
Troy (N.Y.) > History > 19th century.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic resource.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Freeing Charles recounts the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle of Culpeper, Virginia, who was forcibly liberated by Harriet Tubman and others in Troy, New York, on April 27, 1860. Scott Christianson follows Nalle from his enslavement by the Hansborough family in Virginia through his escape by the Underground Railroad and his experiences in the North on the eve of the Civil War. This engaging narrative represents the first in-depth historical study of this crucial incident, one of the fiercest anti-slavery riots after Harpers Ferry. Christianson also presents a richly detailed look at slavery culture in antebellum Virginia and probes the deepest political and psychological aspects of this epic tale. His account underscores fundamental questions about racial inequality, the rule of law, civil disobedience, and violent resistance to slavery in the antebellum North and South.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780252090844

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