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The Liberty Line

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The underground railroad — with its mysterious signals, secret depots, abolitionist heroes, and slave-hunting villains — has become part of American mythology. But legend has distorted much of this history. Larry Gara shows how pre-Civil War partisan propanda, postwar remininscences by fame-hungry abolitionists, and oral tradition helped foster the popular belief that a powerful secret organization spirited floods of slaves away from the South. In contrast to much popular belief, however, the slaves themselves had active roles in their own escape. They carried out their runs, receiving aid only after they had reached territory where they still faced return. The Liberty Line puts slaves in their rightful position: the center of their struggle for freedom.


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Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 21, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780813143569
  • Release date: April 21, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780813143569
  • File size: 369 KB
  • Release date: April 21, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780813143569
  • File size: 369 KB
  • Release date: April 21, 2013

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Open EPUB ebook

subjects

History Nonfiction

Languages

English

The underground railroad — with its mysterious signals, secret depots, abolitionist heroes, and slave-hunting villains — has become part of American mythology. But legend has distorted much of this history. Larry Gara shows how pre-Civil War partisan propanda, postwar remininscences by fame-hungry abolitionists, and oral tradition helped foster the popular belief that a powerful secret organization spirited floods of slaves away from the South. In contrast to much popular belief, however, the slaves themselves had active roles in their own escape. They carried out their runs, receiving aid only after they had reached territory where they still faced return. The Liberty Line puts slaves in their rightful position: the center of their struggle for freedom.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    The University Press of Kentucky

    Kindle Book
    Release date: April 21, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780813143569
    Release date: April 21, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780813143569
    File size: 369 KB
    Release date: April 21, 2013

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780813143569
    File size: 369 KB
    Release date: April 21, 2013

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English