Fugitive Slaves and the Unfinished American Revolution: Eight Cases, 1848-1856

by Gordon S. Barker

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This book posits that the American Revolution--waged to form a "more perfect union"--still raged long after the guns went silent. Eight major fugitive slave stories of the antebellum era are described and interpreted to demonstrate how fugitive slaves and their abolitionist allies embraced Patrick Henry's motto "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" and the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. African Americans and white abolitionists...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0786469870

ISBN13:9780786469871

Release Date:May 2013

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

History Social Science Social Sciences

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