the hidden history of the underground railroad Foner, Eric 1943- creator text bibliography nyu New York, N.Y W. W. Norton & company c2015 2015 First edition. monographic eng

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xiii, 301 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Introduction: rethinking the underground railroad -- Slavery and freedom in New York -- Origins of the underground railroad: The New York Vigilance Committee -- A patchwork system: the underground railroad in the 1840s -- The Fugitive Slave Law and the crisis of the Black community -- The metropolitan corridor: the underground railroad in the 1850s -- The record of fugitives: an account of runaway slaves in the 1850s -- The end of the underground railroad. Eric Foner. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Underground railroad Fugitive slaves United States History 19th century Antislavery movements United States History 19th century E450 .F66 2015 973.7/115 9780393244076 (hardcover) 2014036993 DLC 150112 20220204110200.0 18445858 eng