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The Underground Railroad on Long Island : friends in freedom / Kathleen G. Velsor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Velsor, Kathleen, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Underground Railroad--New York (State)--Long Island.
- Underground Railroad.
- Antislavery movements--New York (State)--Long Island--History--19th century.
- Antislavery movements.
- Abolitionists--New York (State)--Long Island--History--19th century.
- Abolitionists.
- Quakers--New York (State)--Long Island--History--19th century.
- Quakers.
- African Americans--New York (State)--Long Island--History--19th century.
- African Americans.
- History.
- Long Island (N.Y.)--History--19th century.
- Long Island (N.Y.).
- Long Island (N.Y.)--History, Local.
- New York (State)--Long Island.
- Physical Description:
- 144 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- Discover Long Island's pivotal role in the Underground Railroad and the stories of the brave men and women whose legacy lives on today. From the arrival of the Quakers in the seventeenth century to the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, Long Island played an important role in the Underground Railroad's work to guide slaves to freedom. In Old Westbury, the Post family established a major stop on the freedom trail with the help of an escaped Virginia slave. In Jericho, families helped escaping slaves to freedom from the present-day Maine Maid Inn. Elias Hicks helped free 191 slaves himself and worked to create Underground Railroad safe houses in many northeastern cities. Some former slaves even established permanent communities across the island. Visit the safe houses--many of which are still standing today--and explore the journey of runaway slaves on Long Island.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The Society of Friends on Long Island
- The First Free Black Communities on Long Island
- Elias Hicks : The Prophet from Jericho
- Quaker Families and Their Connections
- Jerusalem
- Jericho
- Old Westbury
- The Story of Levi Trusty
- The Underground Railroad Connection from North Carolina to Long Island
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1609497708
- 9781609497705
- OCLC:
- 824088358
- Publisher Number:
- 99953530906
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