Bibliograph

Gateway to freedom: the hidden history of the underground railroad, Eric Foner

Type

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Gateway to freedom: the hidden history of the underground railroad, Eric Foner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-491)

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gateway to freedom: the hidden history of the underground railroad

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

899229103

Responsibility statement

Eric Foner

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Summary

The New York Vigilance Committee was organized by free blacks working with white abolitionists to protect blacks from kidnappers and slave catchers on the streets. Soon such committees proliferated in the North, and began a collaboration known as the underground railroad. Until now, their stories have remained largely unknown. Building on fresh evidence, Eric Foner elevates the underground railroad from folklore to history

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