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The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois

2008 History
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Release : 2008
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Book Synopsis The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois by : Owen W. Muelder

Download or read book The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois written by Owen W. Muelder. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fugitives fleeing from slavery in Kentucky, Missouri, and points farther south traversed the entire state of Illinois while moving northward. But they were most likely to receive help from Underground railroad operators if they passed through western Illinois, where a good number of Underground Railroad agents lived.This book briefly discusses the Underground Railroad throughout the United States and all of Illinois. It addresses at length the activities of Underground Railroad operators, both black and white, in western Illinois. The compelling efforts of these people have been surprisingly neglected; this book examines in detail their significant contributions to this heroic chapter in American history.

The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois

1977 Antislavery movements
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Release : 1977
Genre : Antislavery movements
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Book Synopsis The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois by : Nancy Gail Fehr

Download or read book The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois written by Nancy Gail Fehr. This book was released on 1977. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Underground Railroad in Illinois

2001 African Americans
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Release : 2001
Genre : African Americans
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Book Synopsis The Underground Railroad in Illinois by : Glennette Tilley Turner

Download or read book The Underground Railroad in Illinois written by Glennette Tilley Turner. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The activities of the Underground Railroad, and the Abolitionist Movement in Illinois are documented by the author in this meticulously researched book.

The Underground Railroad in DeKalb County, Illinois

2013-02-23 History
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Release : 2013-02-23
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Book Synopsis The Underground Railroad in DeKalb County, Illinois by : Nancy M. Beasley

Download or read book The Underground Railroad in DeKalb County, Illinois written by Nancy M. Beasley. This book was released on 2013-02-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about previously unidentified people who became Abolitionists involved in the antislavery movement from about 1840 to 1860. Although arrests were made in nearby counties, not one person was prosecuted for aiding a fugitive slave in DeKalb County, Illinois. First, the area Congregationalist, Universalist, Presbyterian and Wesleyan Methodist churches all had compelling antislavery beliefs. Church members, county elected officials, and the Underground Railroad conductors and stationmasters were all one and the same. Additionally, DeKalb County had the highest concentration of subscriptions to the Chicago-based Western Citizen antislavery newspaper. It was an accepted local activity to help escaped slaves. A biographical dictionary includes evidence and personal information for more than 600 men and women, and their families, who defied the prevailing Fugitive Slave Law, and helped the anti-slavery movement in this one Northern Illinois County. Unique photographs and illustrations are included along with notes, bibliography and index.

Escape Betwixt Two Suns

2000 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2000
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Escape Betwixt Two Suns by : Carol Pirtle

Download or read book Escape Betwixt Two Suns written by Carol Pirtle. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the northern Illinois chapters of the story of Susan "Sukey" Richardson's escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad are documented, the part played by southern Illinois in that historic episode has remained obscure. This book changes that by investigating the 1843 suit Andrew Borders lodged against William Hayes, charging his neighbor with helping slaves from the Borders estate escape to Galesburg. The author documents Hayes's involvement in the Illinois Underground Railroad through approximately two hundred letters received by Hayes from the early 1820s until his death in 1849. Many of these letters specifically corroborate his participation in the escape of slaves from the Borders estate. Letters written by Galesburg residents show that several prominent citizens of that community also assisted in the affair, proving that Knox College administrators and trustees were active in the Underground Railroad. The author also includes excerpts from the trial transcript from the 1844 civil case against Hayes, which was tried in Pinckneyville, Illinois. She researched newspaper accounts of the event, most notably those in the Western Citizen and the Sparta Herald. Records of the Covenanter Presbyterian church of which Hayes was a member provide partial explanations of Hayes's motives.

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