Front line of freedom : African Americans and the forging of the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley / / Keith P. Griffler

• Autore: Griffler Keith P.
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2010; ©2004
• Edizione: Paperback edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/115
• Soggetto topico: Underground Railroad - Ohio River Valley; Fugitive slaves - Ohio River Valley - History - 19th century; African Americans - Ohio River Valley - History - 19th century; Antislavery movements - Ohio River Valley - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Ohio River Valley History 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: River of slavery, river of freedom -- No promised land -- Home over Jordan -- Band of angels -- Egypt's border -- Prelude to exodus.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Underground Railroad, an often misunderstood antebellum institution, has been viewed as a simple combination of mainly white ""conductors"" and black ""passengers."" Keith P. Griffler takes a new, battlefield-level view of the war against American slavery as he reevaluates one of its front lines: the Ohio River, the longest commercial dividing line between slavery and freedom. In shifting the focus from the much discussed white-led ""stations"" to the primarily black-led frontline struggle along the Ohio, Griffler reveals for the first time the crucial importance of the freedom movement in
• Titolo autorizzato: Front line of freedom
• ISBN: 0-8131-3008-5; 0-8131-4986-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787209903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ohio River Valley series.