The Underground Railroad in DeKalb County, Illinois / Nancy M. Beasley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beasley, Nancy M., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underground Railroad--Illinois--DeKalb County.

Underground Railroad.

Fugitive slaves--Illinois--History--19th century.

Fugitive slaves.

History.

De Kalb County (Ill.)--History--19th century.

De Kalb County (Ill.).

Illinois.

Illinois--De Kalb County.

Physical Description:

vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

"Not one person was prosecuted for aiding a fugitive slave in DeKalb County. It was an accepted local activity to help escaped slaves. Hundreds of families defied the Fugitive Slave Law, helping the antislavery movement in this one Northern Illinois county. This book documents their strong religious motivations and chronicles their moves to seek political redress"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

An abolitionist's milestone

Remember the underground railroad

Illinois: a burned-over reunion

The abolitionists! Thank God!

First, the church

No apologists for slavery: the Congregationalists

Resolute and unwavering

All brethren: the Universalists

Seceders and covenanters: the Presbyterians

Evangelistic lawbreakers: the Wesleyan Methodists

The western citizen reads the western citizen

God will thank the Republican Party

Lincoln knew the true Republican

Reasons to be unreasonable

Hail and farewell!.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index.

ISBN:

9780786472000

0786472006

OCLC:

796760281