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The fugitive slaves of Maryland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11878
Author
Bridner, Elwood L.
Call Number
975.2 M393 v.66
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Author
Bridner, Elwood L.
Physical Description
p. 33-50.
Notes
In: Maryland Historical Magazine, v.66 (Spring 1971)
Subjects
Slavery - Maryland
Fugitive slaves - Maryland
African Americans - Maryland
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.2 M393 v.66
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The kidnapping of Rachel and Elizabeth Parker

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4031
Author
Coates, Howard N.
Date of Publication
1928
Parker. Slavery--Maryland--History--19th century. Slavery--Pennsylvania--History--19th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1928 Description: 31-39 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 3 & 4 Call Number: 974.9 L245
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Responsibility
by Howard N. Coates.
Author
Coates, Howard N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
31-39 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 3 & 4
Subjects
Parker, Elizabeth.
Wesley, Rachel Parker.
Slavery - Maryland
Slavery - Pennsylvania
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 3/4 (1928), p. 31-39Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32
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Stealing freedom along the Mason-Dixon Line : Thomas McCreary, the notorious slave catcher from Maryland

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Author
Diggins, Milt,
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
973.7115 D573
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Responsibility
Milt Diggins.
ISBN
9780984213542 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0984213546 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780996594448
0996594442
Author
Diggins, Milt,
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
The Maryland Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
xiii, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-226) and index.
Contents
The maelstrom -- A failed compromise -- "Hanging the first abolitionist that they should catch in Maryland" -- The trials of Rachel Parker -- Kidnapper...or slave catcher? -- End of an era.
Summary
"This is the story of Thomas McCreary, a slave catcher from Cecil County, Maryland. Reviled by some, proclaimed a hero by others, he first drew public attention in the late 1840s for a career that peaked a few years after passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Living and working as he did at the midpoint between Philadelphia, an important center for assisting fugitive slaves, and Baltimore, a major port in the slave trade, his story illustrates in raw detail the tensions that arose along the border between slavery and freedom just prior to the Civil War. McCreary and his community provide a framework to examine slave catching and kidnapping in the Baltimore-Wilmington-Philadelphia region and how those activities contributed to the nation's political and visceral divide." [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
McCreary, Thomas, - -1870.
United States.
Slavery - Maryland
Fugitive slaves - Maryland
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7115 D573
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