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Most Americans believe that slavery was a creature of the South, and that Northern states and territories provided stops on the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves on their way to Canada. In this paradigm-shifting book, celebrated historian Tiya Miles reveals that slavery was at the heart of the Midwest's iconic city: Detroit. In this richly researched and eye-opening book, Miles has pieced together the experience of the unfree-both native and...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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A celebrated historian dispels the long-accepted fact that slavery was a largely Southern institution and that the Northern states and territories provided stops on the Underground Railroad by detailing the lives and struggles of slaves in the frontier outpost of Detroit.