Journey to freedom : uncovering the Grayson sisters' escape from Nebraska Territory / Gail Shaffer Blankenau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blankenau, Gail Shaffer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fugitive slaves--Nebraska--Biography.

Fugitive slaves.

Slavery--Nebraska--History.

Slavery.

African American women--Nebraska--Biography.

African American women.

Escapes--Nebraska--History--19th century.

Escapes.

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

Antislavery movements.

Sisters--Nebraska--Biography.

Sisters.

Nebraska City (Neb.)--Biography.

Nebraska City (Neb.).

Grayson County (Va.)--Biography.

Grayson County (Va.).

Grayson, Celia, 1836-.

Grayson, Celia.

Grayson, Eliza, 1838-.

Grayson, Eliza.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]

Summary:

Journey to Freedom provides the first detailed history of Black enslavement in Nebraska Territory and the escape of two enslaved Black women--Celia and Eliza Grayson--from Nebraska City in 1858, which prompted nationwide debates about whether slavery could exist in the West and whether popular sovereignty truly worked.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Illustrations

Prologue

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1: Growing Up in Appalachian Mountain Slavery

2: Adjusting to New Lives in Missouri

3: The Opening of Kansas and Nebraska Territories

4: Life in Nebraska City, a Missouri River Town

5: Politics Running High

6: Fugitive Slave Excitement in Nebraska

7: The Consequences of "Villainy and Meanness"

8: Slave Hunting and Eliza's Chicago Rescue

Epilogue

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496238610

1496238613

9781496238603

1496238605

OCLC:

1420628137