Format:
Online-Ressource (188 p)
ISBN:
9780813122984
Series Statement:
Ohio River Valley Series
Content:
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 as he reevaluates one of its front lines: the Ohio River, the longest commercial dividing line between slavery and freedom. In shifting the focus from the much discussed white-led ""stations"" to the primarily black-led frontline struggle along the Ohio, Griffler reveals for the first time the crucial importance of the freedom movement in
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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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
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813149868
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813122984
Additional Edition:
Print version Front Line of Freedom : African Americans and the Forging of the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley
Language:
English
Keywords:
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