River Roads to Freedom: Fugitive Slave Notices and Sheriff Notices Found in Illinois Sources - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Heritage BooksISBN-13:9781556131202ISBN-10:1556131208UPC:9781556131202Book Category:History, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Reference, Genealogy & HeraldrySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.29 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SC8CNTBDBZ
River Roads to Freedom: Fugitive Slave Notices and Sheriff Notices Found in Illinois Sources
The Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers were major thoroughfares for the Underground Railroad which had waystations in Illinois. Although Illinois was admitted to the Union as a free state (1818), it passed laws which made it risky for a runaway slave to be found within its borders. Advertisements were placed in Illinois newspapers by owners from Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia in search...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Heritage BooksISBN-13:9781556131202ISBN-10:1556131208UPC:9781556131202Book Category:History, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Reference, Genealogy & HeraldrySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.29 inchesWeight:0.3594Product ID:SC8CNTBDBZ
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