The Underground Railroad in Michigan / Carol E. Mull.

"This book is the first comprehensive exploration of abolitionism and the network of escape from slavery in the state. First-person accounts are interwoven with an expansive historical overview of national events to offer a fresh examination of Michigan's critical role in the movement to end America...

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Main Author: Mull, Carol E., 1952-
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Underground Railroad > Michigan.
African Americans > Michigan > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > Michigan > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > Michigan > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Michigan > History > 19th century.
Michigan > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Physical Description:vii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Slavery, settlement, and the Underground Railroad
  • Underground Railroad beginnings
  • Michigan as a destination and gateway
  • Obtaining freedom in Michigan
  • Disturbing influences : abolitionists
  • Stations in the wilderness : a working system of assistance
  • An interstate network of escape
  • Persuasion and politics
  • The Port Huron-Pontiac-Detroit network
  • Men of oppression
  • Fractures in the cause
  • New beginnings to end slavery
  • Southern men on northern soil
  • Trials and tribulations
  • 1850 Fugitive Slave Act
  • Two days to midnight
  • Colonization of Canada
  • The year of John Brown.