Secret lives of the Underground Railroad in New York City : Sydney Howard Gay, Louis Napoleon and the Record of Fugitives / Don Papson and Tom Calarco ; foreword by A.J. Williams-Myers.

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"Revealing how Gay was drawn into the bitter division between Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, the work exposes the private opinions that divided abolitionists. It describes the network of black and white men and women who were vital links in the extensive Underground Railroad, conclus...

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Main Author: Papson, Don, 1941-
Other Authors: Calarco, Tom, 1947-
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Subjects:
Gay, Sydney Howard, > 1814-1888.
Underground Railroad > New York (State) > New York.
Fugitive slaves > New York (State) > New York > History.
Antislavery movements > New York (State) > New York > History.
Napoleon, Louis, > active 1852-1860.
Abolitionists > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Race relations > History > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1775-1865 > Biography.
Abolitionists.
African Americans.
Antislavery movements.
Fugitive slaves.
Intellectual life.
Race relations.
Underground Railroad.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Physical Description:x, 300 pages ; 26 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Revealing how Gay was drawn into the bitter division between Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, the work exposes the private opinions that divided abolitionists. It describes the network of black and white men and women who were vital links in the extensive Underground Railroad, conclusively confirming a daily reality"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:E450 .P18 2015
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references( pages 280-286) and index.
ISBN:9780786466658 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786466650 (softcover : alk. paper)