02490nam 2200601 a 450 991046378330332120210602221534.00-8078-8892-31-4696-0418-3(CKB)3170000000065654(EBL)4322067(SSID)ssj0000486442(PQKBManifestationID)11347219(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486442(PQKBWorkID)10430777(PQKB)10998911(StDuBDS)EDZ0000244085(MiAaPQ)EBC880334(MiAaPQ)EBC4322067(OCoLC)648386289(MdBmJHUP)muse28052(Au-PeEL)EBL880334(CaPaEBR)ebr10460906(EXLCZ)99317000000006565420040614d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe Pearl[electronic resource] a failed slave escape on the Potomac /Josephine F. PachecoChapel Hill [N.C.] University of North Carolina Pressc20051 online resource (320 p.)Includes index.0-8078-2918-8 1-4696-1500-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Slavery in the Nation's Capital; 2 The Escape Attempt; 3 Men of Extraordinary Courage; 4 The Chaplain and the Slaver; 5 The Edmondsons; 6 The Trials; 7 Congress Confronts Slavery; 8 Congress, Runaways, and the Slave Trade; 9 The Aftermath; Conclusion; Notes; Index;In 1848 seventy-six slaves from the nation's capital hid aboard the schooner Pearl in an attempt to sail to freedom in Pennsylvania. When bad weather forced them to anchor, the slaves and the ship's crew were captured and returned to Washington. This work ranges from the preparations for escape to the participants' trial.Fugitive enslaved personsWashington RegionHistory19th centurylocalAntislavery movementsWashington RegionHistory19th centuryElectronic books.Fugitive enslaved personsHistoryAntislavery movementsHistory973.7/115Pacheco Josephine F1054104MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463783303321The Pearl2486436UNINA