Title: The Underground Railroad : a reference guide /
Authors: Walters, Kerry S.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Underground Railroad; Antislavery movements United States History; Fugitive slaves United States History.; Abolitionists United States History; Slavery United States History
Abstract: Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh, revealing look at the efforts of hundreds of dedicated persons--white and black, men and women, from all walks of life--to help slave fugitives find freedom in the decades leading up to the Civil War. --from publisher description.
Contents: Introduction : the Underground Railroad : legend and reality -- Resisting ol' massa: modes of slave defiance -- Following the drinking gourd : fleeing servitude -- Riding the liberty line : Underground Railroad routes -- Laying the track above ground : overt defiance and rescues -- Crossing into Canaan : the Underground Railroad's Canadian terminus -- Conclusion -- The end of the line -- Biographies : personalities of the Underground Railroad -- Primary documents of the Underground Railroad.