ISBN:
9781467148719
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1467148717
Language:
English
Pages:
174 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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23 cm
DDC:
973.7115
Keywords:
1800-1899
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Underground Railroad
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Fugitive slaves History 19th century
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Fugitive slaves Biography
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Antislavery movements History 19th century
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Antislavery movements
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Fugitive slaves
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Underground Railroad
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Biographies
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History
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Maryland
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United States
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Biografie
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Biografie
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Maryland
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Underground Railroad
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Sklave
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Flüchtling
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Geschichte 1824-1850
Abstract:
"Maryland was the starting point of many unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad. Freedom seekers embarked on the perilous journey from slavery to freedom in whatever way they could. John Thompson signed onto a whaling ship. James Watkins sailed to England and became a lecturer on slavery. Hester Norman fled, was caught and was rescued by the Black community in her husband’s Pennsylvania town. They used ruses and found allies to elude slave catchers but lived in constant fear until they obtained their freedom papers. In their adventures, these freedom seekers used initiative, determination and courage. These qualities served them well as they achieved freedom. Jenny Masur tells their stories." -- From the publisher's website
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-170) and index
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Setting a Legal Precedent
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Alexander Helmsley (Queen Anne's), Mid-1820s
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Curious Places of Refuge
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Moses Viney (Talbot), 1840
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Basil Dorsey (Frederick), 1836
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Crossing the Wide Waters
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John Thompson (Southern Maryland), 1835
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James Watkins (Baltimore County), 1844
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Retaliation for Achieving Freedom
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Matilda and Richard Neal (Anne Arundel), 1849 and 1853
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A Network of African American Underground Railroad Agents
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Isaac Mason (Kent), 1846
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Rescues from Slave Catchers
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Hester Norman (Washington), 1847
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James Hamlet (Baltimore County), 1850.
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