I've Got a Home in Glory Land: A Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad

After the couple had been jailed and were awaiting transfer, the black and white communities in Michigan and across the river in Canada sprang into action, as they had done so many times before, to rescue fugitive slaves and send them to safety in Canada. Frost's extensive bibliography includes...

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Published in:The Journal of African American History 2008, Vol.93 (3), p.442-445
Main Author: Jacobs, Sylvia M.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Evacuations & rescues
Slavery
Underground Railroad
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Summary:After the couple had been jailed and were awaiting transfer, the black and white communities in Michigan and across the river in Canada sprang into action, as they had done so many times before, to rescue fugitive slaves and send them to safety in Canada. Frost's extensive bibliography includes land, court, marriage, birth, and death records; maps, genealogical compilations, architectural pamphlets, historical newsletters, and archival guides; local, state, and regional histories; autobiographies and biographies of the participants in this story; information from repositories and historical societies in Canada and the United States; and slave narratives.
ISSN:1548-1867
2153-5086