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Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania / Mark Lanyon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lanyon, Mark, author.
- Series:
- American heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania--Chester County--History--19th century.
- Antislavery movements.
- Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania--Chester County--History--19th century.
- Underground Railroad.
- Enslaved persons--Pennsylvania--Chester County--History--19th century.
- Enslaved persons.
- Race relations--Political aspects.
- Freed persons--Education--Pennsylvania--Chester County--History--19th century.
- Freed persons.
- African Americans--Education--Pennsylvania--Chester County--History--19th century.
- African Americans.
- Chester County (Pa.)--Race relations--Political aspects--History--19th century.
- Chester County (Pa.).
- Chester County (Pa.)--History--19th century.
- Lincoln University (Pa.)--History--19th century.
- Lincoln University (Pa.).
- Pennsylvania--Chester County.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Abolition and the Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "Chester County was home to a diverse patchwork of religious communities, antislavery activists and free Black populations, all working to end the blight of slavery ... Author Mark Lanyon captures the rich history of antislavery activity that transformed Chester County into a vital region in the nation's fight for freedom."--Back cover
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Slavery in Pennsylvania
- 2. The Underground Railroad in Southern Chester County
- 3. The Abolitionist Movement
- 4. Longwood Progressive Friends Meeting
- 5. Hinsonville
- 6. Hosanna Church
- 7. Pursuit of a Higher Education and the Founding of Lincoln University.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-185).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781540251176
- 1540251179
- 9781467150255
- 1467150258
- OCLC:
- 1287920489
- Publisher Number:
- 99991219877
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