Slavery & the underground railroad in south central Pennsylvania Cooper H. Wingert

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wingert, Cooper H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania.

Underground Railroad.

Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania--History--19th century.

Antislavery movements.

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

Fugitive slaves.

Pennsylvania--History--19th century.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Slavery and the underground railroad in south central Pennsylvania

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Much like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsyvlania struggled with slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, although it was virtually extinct everywhere else within Pennsylvania. Gradually, antislavery views prevailed. The Appalachian Mountains and the Susquehanna River provided natural cover for fleeing slaves, causing an influx of travel along the Underground Railraod. Locals like WIlliam Wright and James McAllister assisted these runaways while publically advocating to abolish slavery." -- page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Lives on the frontier

The Quaker colony

Slavery and the Rise of South Central Pennyslvania

Revolutionary Times

Defying abolition

"The General pressure of the Times"

"No Doubt She Is Somewhere in Adams County"

Sons of the Revolution, Fathers of Abolition

"Come in and Take Thy Breakfast"

Confederate Invasion

"God Plead My Cause"

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-155) and index.

Local Notes:

The Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complementary Collection

ISBN:

9781467119733

1467119733

9781540203311

154020331X

OCLC:

940922394

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