Front Line of Freedom African Americans and the Forging of the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley.
Griffler, Keith P.
Front Line of Freedom African Americans and the Forging of the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (188 pages) - Ohio River Valley Series .
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Foreword; Preface; 1. River of Slavery, River of Freedom; 2. No Promised Land; 3. Home Over Jordan; 4. Band of Angels; 5. Egypt's Border; 6. Prelude to Exodus; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
The Underground Railroad, an often misunderstood antebellum institution, has been viewed as a simple combination of mainly white ""conductors"" and black ""passengers."" Keith P. Griffler takes a new, battlefield-level view of the war against American slavery as he reevaluates one of its front lines: the Ohio River, the longest commercial dividing line between slavery and freedom. In shifting the focus from the much discussed white-led ""stations"" to the primarily black-led frontline struggle along the Ohio, Griffler reveals for the first time the crucial importance of the freedom movement inches.
9780813149868
Underground Railroad--Ohio River Valley.
Fugitive slaves--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
African Americans--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
Electronic Books.
E450 / .F766 2010
Front Line of Freedom African Americans and the Forging of the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (188 pages) - Ohio River Valley Series .
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Foreword; Preface; 1. River of Slavery, River of Freedom; 2. No Promised Land; 3. Home Over Jordan; 4. Band of Angels; 5. Egypt's Border; 6. Prelude to Exodus; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
The Underground Railroad, an often misunderstood antebellum institution, has been viewed as a simple combination of mainly white ""conductors"" and black ""passengers."" Keith P. Griffler takes a new, battlefield-level view of the war against American slavery as he reevaluates one of its front lines: the Ohio River, the longest commercial dividing line between slavery and freedom. In shifting the focus from the much discussed white-led ""stations"" to the primarily black-led frontline struggle along the Ohio, Griffler reveals for the first time the crucial importance of the freedom movement inches.
9780813149868
Underground Railroad--Ohio River Valley.
Fugitive slaves--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
African Americans--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
Electronic Books.
E450 / .F766 2010