Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction; The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh; revealing look at the efforts of hundreds of dedicated persons―white and black; men and women; from all walks of life―to help slave fugitives find freedom in the decades leading up to the Civil War.• Original documents; from key legislation like The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 to first-person narratives of escaping slaves• Biographical sketches of key figures involved in the Underground Railroad; including Levi Coffin; William Lloyd Garrison; Robert Purvis; and Mary Ann Shadd
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