Making freedom : the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery /
Blackett, R. J. M., 1943-
Making freedom : the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery / R. J. M. Blackett. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xii, 122 pages) - The Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Making their way to freedom -- The workings of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law -- Taking leave : fugitive slaves and the politics of slavery -- Conclusion : counternarratives.
The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. This book uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the political effects of slave escape in southern states, border states, and the North.
9781469611792
United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850)
United States.
Fugitive slaves--United States.
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Underground Railroad.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Slavery--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.--United States
Electronic Books.
E450 / .M355 2013
Making freedom : the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery / R. J. M. Blackett. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xii, 122 pages) - The Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Making their way to freedom -- The workings of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law -- Taking leave : fugitive slaves and the politics of slavery -- Conclusion : counternarratives.
The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. This book uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the political effects of slave escape in southern states, border states, and the North.
9781469611792
United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850)
United States.
Fugitive slaves--United States.
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Underground Railroad.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Slavery--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.--United States
Electronic Books.
E450 / .M355 2013