UID:
almafu_9959237122002883
Format:
1 online resource (188 p.)
Edition:
Paperback edition.
ISBN:
0-8131-3008-5
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0-8131-4986-X
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.
,
River of slavery, river of freedom -- No promised land -- Home over Jordan -- Band of angels -- Egypt's border -- Prelude to exodus.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-59449-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8131-2298-8
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
