Just Over the Line

Just Over the Line
Author: William C. Kashatus
Publisher:
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2002
Genre: Antislavery movements
ISBN: 9780929706177

Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Author: Mark Lanyon
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2022-02-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 143967440X

Chester County was home to a diverse patchwork of religious communities, antislavery activists and free Black populations, all working to end the blight of slavery during the Civil War era. Kennett Square was known as the "hotbed of abolitionism," with more Underground Railroad stations than anywhere else in the nation. Reverend John Miller Dickey and the Hinsonville community under the leadership of James Ralston Amos and Thomas Henry Amos founded the Ashmun Institute, later renamed Lincoln University, the nation's oldest degree-granting Historically Black College and University. The county's myriad Quaker communities fostered strong abolitionist sentiment and a robust pool of activists aiding runaway slaves on their road to emancipation. Author Mark Lanyon captures the rich history of antislavery activity that transformed Chester County into a vital region in the nation's fight for freedom.

History of the Underground Railroad

History of the Underground Railroad
Author: R. C. Smedley
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780811731898

• Reprint of a significant primary source on the Underground Railroad • Colorful information and anecdotes from the participants Originally published in 1883 and long out of print, this remarkable volume examines the Underground Railroad as it operated in southeastern Pennsylvania. Based on interviews with those directly involved in the escaped slave network, it tells the stories of freedom seekers, those who helped them, and the places they hid. A new introduction by Christopher Densmore places the book in its historical context and assesses the work in light of more recent scholarship.

Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania

Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania
Author: William J. Switala
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780811716291

Includes detailed maps of the known routes and railroad sites. Organized in antebellum America to help slaves escape to freedom, the Underground Railroad was cloaked in secrecy and operated at great peril to everyone involved. The system was extremely active in Pennsylvania, with routes in all parts of the state.This book retraces those routes, discusses the large city networks, identifies the houses and sites where escapees found refuge, and records the names of the people who risked their lives to support the operation.

Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Author: Mark Lanyon
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2022-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467150258

"Chester County was home to a diverse patchwork of religious communities, antislavery activists and free Black populations, all working to end the blight of slavery ... Author Mark Lanyon captures the rich history of antislavery activity that transformed Chester County into a vital region in the nation's fight for freedom."--Back cover.

History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint)

History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint)
Author: Robert Clemens Smedley
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2017-04-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780259406174

Excerpt from History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania It is with feelings of much gratification that he is able to present to the readers the portraits of many of the leading men and women who were actively engaged in the Underground Railroad, who dared to open their houses to the fugitive slave, and to do unto him as they would be done by. With the exception of a few cuts, furnished through the kindness of William Still, all have been engraved expressly for this work from the best likenesses in the possession of the families. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.