Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad
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Between 1849 and 1859, Virginia raced to pierce the Blue Ridge Mountains by rail and reach the Ohio River. At least 300 enslaved people labored involuntarily toward that goal, along with 1,500 Irish immigrants. The state leased the labor of enslaved Virginians from local slaveholders, including four connected with nearby University of Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel and Blue Ridge Railroad historian Mary E. Lyons explored hundreds of primary documents...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1467144908
ISBN13:9781467144902
Release Date:March 2020
Publisher:History Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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