Passages to Freedom
The Underground Railroad in History and Memory
Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Books in association with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, [2004]
Format: Book
Description: xiii, 337 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm
Few American stories have such staying power as the tales of courageous slaves escaping from bondage through a rudimentary network of hiding places and way stations. These stories of enormous risk, of black leadership and white cooperation, of many thousands of journeys to freedom, have become a part of American historical consciousness. How much of the great story of the Underground Railroad is real, how much is legend and mythology, and how much is verifiable? Passages to Freedom is the single-best illustrated treatment of slavery, abolitionism, and emancipation, and seeks to answer these very questions. Artfully displaying illustrations and artifacts together with essays by leading American historians, the book explores the wealth of lore about the Underground Railroad that grew in the national culture after emancipation. Both the text and images examine why these stories endure--and need to endure--in our American culture.
Contents:
Slavery and abolition -- Stories of the real underground railroad -- The story endures in history and legend.
Subjects:
Underground Railroad.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- United States -- History.
Historic sites -- United States.
United States -- History, Local.
Underground Railroad.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- United States -- History.
Historic sites -- United States.
United States -- History, Local.
ISBN:
1588341577 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-331) and index.