Bibliograph

Heroes of the underground railroad around Washington, D.C., Jenny Masur ; foreword by Stanley Harrold

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Heroes of the underground railroad around Washington, D.C., Jenny Masur ; foreword by Stanley Harrold

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-184)and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Heroes of the underground railroad around Washington, D.C.

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1048945066

Responsibility statement

Jenny Masur ; foreword by Stanley Harrold

Summary

Many of the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad lived and worked in Washington, D.C. Men and women, black and white, operatives and freedom seekers--all demonstrated courage, resourcefulness and initiative. Leonard Grimes, a free African American, was arrested for transporting enslaved people to freedom. John Dean, a white lawyer, used the District courts to test the legality of the Fugitive Slave Act. Anna Maria Weems dressed as a boy in order to escape to Canada. Enslaved people engineered escapes, individually and in groups, with and without the assistance of an organized network. Some ended up back in slavery or in jail, but some escaped to freedom. Anthropologist and author Jenny Masur tells their stories

Target audience

adult

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