Onward to Chicago : freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in northeastern Illinois /

"Barefoot to Chicago charts the evolution of the northeastern Illinois freedom network and shows how, despite its small Black community, Chicago emerged as a point of refuge. While traditional histories of the Underground Railroad in Illinois start in 1839, and focus largely on the romanticized...

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Main Author:	McClellan, Larry A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	1778-1899 Underground Railroad > Illinois. Fugitive slaves > Illinois > History > 19th century. Antislavery movements > Illinois > History > 19th century. Abolitionists > Illinois > History > 19th century. African American abolitionists > Illinois > History > 19th century. Abolitionists. African American abolitionists. Antislavery movements. Fugitive slaves. Underground Railroad. Chicago (Ill.) > History > 19th century. Illinois > History > 1778-1865. Illinois. Illinois > Chicago. History.

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