Making freedom : the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery / R.J.M. Blackett.
Blackett, R. J. M., 1943- author.
2013
E450 .B59 2013eb
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Title Making freedom : the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery / R.J.M. Blackett.
Author Blackett, R. J. M., 1943- author.
ISBN 9781469611792 (electronic book)
1469611791 (electronic book)
9781469608778
1469608774
9871469608785 (electronic book)
1469608782
9781469608785
Published Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
Copyright ©2013
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xii, 122 pages)
Call Number E450 .B59 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 973.7/115
Summary The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. This book uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the political effects of slave escape in southern states, border states, and the North.
Note The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. This book uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the political effects of slave escape in southern states, border states, and the North.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-116) and index.
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Series Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era.
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