East Linden Street : a history : abolition, industry & diversity in Kennett Square, Pa Mary Larkin Dugan, Ella J. Sestrich

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dugan, Mary Larkin.

Contributor:

Sestrich, Ella J.

Kennett Underground Railroad Center (Kennett Square, Pa.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Linden Street (Kennett Square, Pa.)--History.

East Linden Street (Kennett Square, Pa.).

Kennett Square (Pa.)--History.

Kennett Square (Pa.).

Kennett Square (Pa.)--Social life and customs.

African Americans--Pennsylvania--Kennett Square--History.

African Americans.

Quakers--Pennsylvania--Kennett Square--History.

Quakers.

Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania--Chester County.

Underground Railroad.

Physical Description:

40 p. : ill, maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kennett Square, PA : Kennett Underground Railroad Center, c2008.

Summary:

...The Quakers who developed [East Linden Street], peaceful and hard working but also staunch abolitionists, were largely responsible for the growth of the area that would become Kennett Square. The heritage of these entrepreneurs and of the African-Americans who joined them to live and work on East Linden continues today in this diverse little community. Descendants of a fugitive from slavery who found refuge in this "hotbed of abolitionism live here, and many who made Kennett Square were a part of the street's rich history.--From the publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 40)

OCLC:

469106585