Street Diplomacy: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820-1850 - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Johns Hopkins University PressISBN-13:9781421444536ISBN-10:1421444534UPC:9781421444536Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, African American & Black, SlaveryBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.3603Product ID:SCFE9RNGMV
Street Diplomacy: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820-1850
An illuminating look at how Philadelphia's antebellum free Black community defended themselves against kidnappings and how this "street diplomacy" forced Pennsylvanians to confront the politics of slavery.
As the most southern of northern cities in a state that bordered three slave states, antebellum Philadelphia maintained a long tradition of both abolitionism and fugitive slave activity...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Johns Hopkins University PressISBN-13:9781421444536ISBN-10:1421444534UPC:9781421444536Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, African American & Black, SlaveryBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.3603Product ID:SCFE9RNGMV
Elliott Drago (PHILADELPHIA, PA) is an independent scholar.
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