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The Underground Railroad in Floyd County, Indiana
Engelsk Paperback
The Underground Railroad in Floyd County, Indiana
Engelsk Paperback

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Floyd County, Indiana, and its county seat, New Albany, are located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville was a major slave-trade center, and Indiana was a free state. Many slaves fled to Floyd County via the Underground Railroad, but their fight for freedom did not end once they reached Indiana. Sufficient information on slaves coming to and through this important area may be found in court records, newspaper stories, oral history accounts, and other materials that a full and fascinating history is possible, one detailing the struggles that runaway slaves faced in Floyd County, such as local, state, and federal laws working together to keep them from advancing socially, politically, and economically. This work also discusses the attitudes, people, and places that help in explaining the successes and heartaches of escaping slaves in Floyd County. Included are a number of freedom and manumission papers, which provided court certification of the freedom of former slaves.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
224
ISBN-13:
9780786410705
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0786410701
Udg. Dato:
25 jul 2001
Længde:
11mm
Bredde:
178mm
Højde:
254mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
25 jul 2001
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