Title: Fugitive slaves and the Underground Railroad in the Kentucky borderland
Description: "The book examines not only the landscape but the motivations and escape strategies of the fugitive and the risks involved. The reasons why people broke law and convention to befriend fugitive slaves, common escape routes, and specific individuals who provided assistance - all are topics covered."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Underground railroad, Fugitive slaves, Antislavery movements, History, Slavery and bondage, Slavery, Kentucky, Sklave, Untergrundbewegung, Geschichte 1850, Ondergrondse organisaties, Südstaaten, Flucht, Weggelopen slaven, African Americans
Places: Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, Tennessee
Time periods: 19th century