Quaker safe houses and freed slave communities were a fixture in North Carolina. The Coffin family in Greensboro helped develop safe zones and houses on the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. In the east; networks of freedmen and sympathizers aided slaves; hiding in remote locations such as the Dismal Swamp. In coastal towns like New Bern and Wilmington; slaves were secreted aboard ships in search of freedom along maritime routes. Authors Tim Allen and Steve Miller use harrowing firsthand accounts to investigate how African Americans escaped oppression in a dark chapter of Tarheel State history.
#15398202 in Books 2012-12-28 2012-12-28Format: Large PrintOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x 1.33 x 7.75l; 2.52 #File Name: 1458723178588 pages
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