On the edge of freedom : the fugitive slave issue in south central Pennsylvania, 1820-1870 David G. Smith

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, David G. (David Grant), 1964-

Series:

North's Civil War

The North's Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Fugitive slaves.

Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc--Pennsylvania--History--19th century.

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

African Americans.

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

Antislavery movements.

Abolitionists--Pennsylvania--History--19th century.

Abolitionists.

Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania.

Underground Railroad.

Borderlands--Pennsylvania--History--19th century.

Borderlands.

Pennsylvania--Race relations--History--19th century.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

xiv, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.

Contents:

Introduction: The Fugitive Slave Issue on "the Edge of Freedom"

South Central Pennsylvania, Fugitive Slaves, and the Underground Railroad

Thaddeus Stevens' Dilemma, Colonizationism, and the Turbulent Years of Early Antislavery in Adams County, 1835-39

Antislavery Petitioning in South Central Pennsylvania

The Fugitive Slave Issue on Trial : The 1840s in South Central Pennsylvania

Controversy and Christiana : The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1850-51

Interlude: Kidnapping, Kansas, and the Rise of Race-Based Partisanship : The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1852-57

Revival of the Fugitive Slave Issue, 1858-61

Contrabands, "White Victories, " and the Ultimate Slave Hunt : The Recasting the Fugitive Slave Issue in Civil War South Central Pennsylvania

After the Shooting : South Central Pennsylvania after the Civil War

Conclusion: The Postwar Ramifications of the Fugitive Slave Issue "On the Edge of Freedom"

Appendix A: Selected Fugitive Slave Advertisements, 1818-1828

Appendix B: 1828 South Central Pennsylvania Petition Opposing Slavery in the District of Columbia

Appendix C: 1847 Gettysburg African American Petition

Appendix D: 1846 Adams County Petition

Appendix E: 1861 Franklin County Pro-Colonization Petition

Appendix F: 1861 Adams County Pro-Colonization Petition

Appendix G: [Second] 1861 Adams County Pro-Colonization Petition

Appendix H: 1861 Doylestown, Bucks County Pro-Colonization Petition

Appendix I: 1861 Newtown, Bucks County Pro-Personal Liberty Law Petition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780823240326 (cloth : alk. paper)

0823240320 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

823717423