Encyclopedia of the Underground Railroad
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: March 3, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780786424597
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Black studies; Slavery & emancipation; United States - Antebellum Era; History: American; Fugitive slaves; United States - General; History; Sociology; United States; USA; Slavery; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; United States - Civil War; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Encyclopedias; Underground Railroad
Description: "Fugitive slaves were reported in the American colonies as early as the 1640s, and escapes escalated with the growth of slavery over the next two hundred years. By the onset of the Civil War in 1861, the Underground Railroad included members, defined stops, set escape routes and a code language"--Provided by publisher.