Title:
The Underground Railroad in Ohio
Author:
Publication Date:
2023
Physical Description:
158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Series:
American heritage
American heritage (Charleston, S.C.)
General Note:
Series statement from publisher's website.
Contents:
Addison White, Udney Hyde and the three Amandas -- Ohio and the nation, 1785-1815 -- Blacks, Quakers and Indians in the earliest years of the Underground Railroad -- Ohio and the nation, 1815-1860 -- Getting to Ohio -- How the Underground Railroad worked...and didn't work -- John Parker of rip-roaring Ripley -- Legacy of Ohio's Underground Railroad.
Summary:
"During a dark time in our history, thousands of freedom seekers traveled the Underground Railroad through Ohio. The Buckeye State hosted about half of all fugitive slave traffic of the antebellum era. A mix of northern and southern settlers in the state added drama to a struggle that led to major benefits for the state and the country. Unfortunately, this epic past was obscured by silence and secrecy and then distorted with misinformation and folklore--until now. Author and native Ohioan Kathy Schulz accurately details the development and workings of Ohio's Underground Railroad with true stories of Addison White, John Parker and others"-- Back cover.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781467153201