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Stealing freedom along the Mason-Dixon Line : Thomas McCreary, the notorious slave catcher from Maryland /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diggins, Milt (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Maryland Historical Society, 2015.
Subjects:
McCreary, Thomas, > -1870.
Slavery > Maryland > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > Maryland > History > 19th century.
United States. > Fugitive slave law (1850)
Table of Contents:
  • The maelstrom
  • A failed compromise
  • "Hanging the first abolitionist that they should catch in Maryland"
  • The trials of Rachel Parker
  • Kidnapper ... or slave catcher?
  • End of an era.