Street diplomacy : the politics of slavery and freedom in Philadelphia, 1820-1850 / Elliott Drago.

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"Antebellum Philadelphia maintained a long tradition of both abolitionism and fugitive slave activity. Although Philadelphia's African Americans lived in a free state, they faced constant threats to their personal safety and freedom from enslavers and slave catchers. The conflicts that arose over fu...

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Main Author: Drago, Elliott, 1984- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Fugitive slaves > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Free African Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions > 19th century.
Kidnapping > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Politics and government > 19th century.
Esclaves fugitifs > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire.
Noirs américains affranchis > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Abolitionnistes > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire.
Abolitionists.
Antislavery movements.
Free African Americans > Social conditions.
Fugitive slaves.
Kidnapping.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:ix, 289 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Politics of slavery and freedom in Philadelphia, 1820-1850
Format: Book

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Call Number: F158.9 .N4 D75 2022
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