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Slavery & the underground railroad in New Hampshire / Michelle Arnosky Sherburne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherburne, Michelle Arnosky, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Underground Railroad--New Hampshire.
- Underground Railroad.
- Fugitive slaves--New Hampshire--History--19th century.
- Fugitive slaves.
- Antislavery movements--New Hampshire--History--19th century.
- Antislavery movements.
- New Hampshire--History--19th century.
- New Hampshire.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations, map
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- New Hampshire was once a hotbed of abolitionist activity.But the state had its struggles with slavery, with Portsmouth serving as a slave-trade hub for New England.Abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Nathaniel Peabody Rogers and Stephen Symonds Foster helped create a statewide antislavery movement.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction to New Hampshire's Hidden History
- Part I. New Hampshire's Slavery
- 1. Slave Trade
- 2. Slaves in New Hampshire
- 3. Dartmouth College and Slaves
- 4. Portsmouth Slave Population
- 5. The 1779 Slaves' Petition
- Part II. Being Black in New Hampshire: Contrasting Experiences
- 6. Amos Fortune-Jaffrey
- 7. Richard Potter-Andover
- 8. Harriet Wilson-Milford
- 9. George Blanchard-Milford
- 10. The Tragedy of Noyes Academy
- Part III. Abolitionist Movement in New Hampshire
- 11. Overview of the Movement in New Hampshire
- 12. The Abolitionist Apostles
- 13. Jail Time for Abolitionists
- Part IV. Underground Railroad Efforts
- 14. Agents and Their Contributions
- 15. Other New Hampshire Safe Houses
- 16. Ona Judge Staines: President George Washington's Pursuit and Ona's Success
- 17. Stories of Fugitive Slaves in New Hampshire
- 18. History Revealed
- Part V. Twenty-first-Century Commemorations
- Appendix 1. Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail
- Appendix 2. The Harriet Wilson Project's Black Heritage Trail
- Appendix 3. Portsmouth African Burying Ground
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-62585-637-7
- OCLC:
- 1098952570
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