Making freedom : the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery / R.J.M. Blackett

Object Details

Author

Blackett, R. J. M. 1943-

Subject

United States Fugitive slave law (1850)

Making their way to freedom -- The workings of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law -- Taking leave: fugitive slaves and the politics of slavery -- Counternarratives

Date

2013

19th century

1815-1861

Type

Books

History

Physical description

xii, 122 pages ; 24 cm

Place

United States

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Fugitive slaves

Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc

Underground Railroad

Slavery--Political aspects--History

Slavery--Legal status of slaves in free states

Politics and government

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_sil_1030694