Underground Railroad in Ohio, The.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schulz, Kathy.

Series:

American Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abolitionists--Ohio--History.

African Americans--Ohio--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

Ohio was at the heart of it all. During a dark time in United States history, thousands of freedom seekers traveled the Underground Railroad through Ohio. The Buckeye State hosted about half of all fugitive slave traffic of the antebellum era. A mix of Northern and Southern settlers in the state added drama to a struggle that led to major benefits for the state and the country. Unfortunately, this epic past was obscured by silence and secrecy and then distorted with misinformation and folklore--until now. Author and native Ohioan Kathy Schulz accurately details the development and workings of Ohio's Underground Railroad with true stories of Addison White, John Parker and others.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Addison White, Udney Hyde and the Three Amandas

2. Ohio and the Nation, 1785-1815

3. Blacks, Quakers and Indians in the Earliest Years of the Underground Railroad

4. Ohio and the Nation, 1815-1860

5. Getting to Ohio

6. How the Underground Railroad Worked…and Didn't Work

7. John Parker of Rip-Roaring Ripley

8. Legacy of Ohio's Underground Railroad

Notes

Selected Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781439676875

1439676879

OCLC:

1372580592