The Underground Railroad in Michigan
By: Carol E. Mull
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780786446384
Subjects: Race relations; Fugitive slaves; Abolitionists; Underground Railroad; African Americans; Antislavery movements; History
Description: "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 American slavery"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Slavery, settlement, and the Underground Railroad; title: Underground Railroad beginnings; title: Michigan as a destination and gateway; title: Obtaining freedom in Michigan; title: Disturbing influences : abolitionists; title: Stations in the wilderness : a working system of assistance; title: An interstate network of escape; title: Persuasion and politics; title: The Port Huron-Pontiac-Detroit network; title: Men of oppression; title: Fractures in the cause; title: New beginnings to end slavery; title: Southern men on northern soil; title: Trials and tribulations; title: 1850 Fugitive Slave Act; title: Two days to midnight; title: Colonization of Canada; title: The year of John Brown.