Enslavement and the underground railroad in Missouri and Illinois /
"The Path to freedom in Missouri and Illinois. People enslaved here experienced the same horrors as those held captive in other states, and their stories of courage and perseverance are amazing. Priscilla Baltimore purchased her own emancipation and founded a freedom village. Caroline Quarlls e...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Charleston, SC :
The History Press,
2023.
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| Series: | American heritage (Charleston, S.C.)
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| Summary: | "The Path to freedom in Missouri and Illinois. People enslaved here experienced the same horrors as those held captive in other states, and their stories of courage and perseverance are amazing. Priscilla Baltimore purchased her own emancipation and founded a freedom village. Caroline Quarlls escaped to Canada. Many who fled for their lives spent time bunkered in the basement of Hanson House. The region's Congregationalists brought a fiery brand of abolitionism. And Prairie Park still holds the faded "haint" blue paint traditionally used on slave dwellings. Author Julia Nicolai details these and other incredible stories"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references (pages [203]-207). |
| ISBN: | 9781467154833 1467154830 |