Bloody dawn : the Christiana Riot and racial violence in the antebellum North / Thomas P. Slaughter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slaughter, Thomas P. (Thomas Paul)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana--History--19th century.

Riots.

Fugitive slaves--Pennsylvania--Christiana--History--19th century.

Fugitive slaves.

Violence--Pennsylvania--Christiana--History--19th century.

Violence.

African Americans--Pennsylvania--Christiana--History--19th century.

African Americans.

Christiana (Pa.)--Race relations.

Christiana (Pa.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When four young men, slaves on Edward Gorsuch's Maryland farm, escaped to rural Pennsylvania in 1849, the owner swore he'd bring them back. Two years later, Gorsuch lay dead outside the farmhouse in Christiana where he'd tracked them down, as his federal posse retreated pell-mell before thearmed might of local blacks--and the impact of the most notorious act of resistance against the federal Fugitive Slave Law was about to be felt across a divided nation. Bloody Dawn vividly tells this dramatic story of escape, manhunt, riot, and the ensuing trial, detailing its importance in heightening

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Escape; 2. Black Images in White Minds; 3. The Chase; 4. The Riot; 5. Aftermath; 6. Stratagems; 7. The Trial; 8. Race, Violence, and Law; 9. Race, Riots, and Law; Conclusion; Afterword; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-992329-9

1-4294-0143-5

1-60256-590-2

OCLC:

476006436