Encyclopedia of the underground railroad

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"Fugitive slaves were reported in the American colonies as early as the 1640s, and escapes escalated with the growth of slavery over the next two hundred years. By the onset of the Civil War in 1861, the Underground Railroad included members, defined stops, set escape routes and a code language"--Provided by publisher.

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Full title :Encyclopedia of the underground railroad / J. Blaine Hudson.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McFarland & Company, Inc
Place of Publication:Jefferson, North Carolina
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2006.

The Physical Object

Description:308 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0786497556, 9780786497553, 0786424591, 9780786424597
oclc:ocn883647476
LC Classification:E450
Dewey Decimal:973.7/11503

Selected friends of the fugitive by last name -- Selected friends of the fugitive by State (and Canada) -- Selected underground railroad sites by site name -- Selected underground railroad sites by state (and Canada) -- National Park Service underground railroad sites -- Bibliography of slave autobiographies -- Selected antislavery and underground railroad songs.

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Encyclopedias Esclavage -- Encyclopédies. -- Histoire… Esclaves fugitifs -- Encyclopédies. -- … Fugitive slaves Fugitive slaves -- Encyclopedias. -- Hi… History Slavery Slavery -- Encyclopedias. -- History --… Underground Railroad Underground Railroad -- Encyclopedias Underground Railroad -- Encyclopédies United States