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Historical notes on the distaff side : Hannah Gibbons

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Author
Reninger, Marion Wallace,
Date of Publication
1963
HISTORICAL NOTES TI S on. -the DISTAFF SIDE MARION WALLACE RENINGER HANNAH GIBBONS From the early 1800's up to the time of the Civil War, there existed an organization known as the Underground Railroad. The object of this group of brave and active men and women was to assist fugitive slaves on
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by Marion Wallace Reninger.
Author
Reninger, Marion Wallace,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1963
Physical Description
[194]-197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 67, no. 4
Subjects
Gibbons, Hannah.
Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 67, number 4 (1963), p. 194-197Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.67
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The liberty line; the legend of the underground railroad

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Author
Gara, Larry
Date of Publication
[1961]
Call Number
973.7115 G212
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Author
Gara, Larry
Place of Publication
Lexington
Publisher
University of Kentucky Press
Date of Publication
[1961]
Physical Description
ix, 201 p. 24 cm.
Notes
" The underground railroad—with its mysterious signals, secret depots, abolitionist heroes, and slave-hunting villains—has become part of American mythology. But legend has distorted much of this history. Larry Gara shows how pre-Civil War partisan propganda, postwar reminiscences by fame-hungry abolitionists, and oral tradition helped foster the popular belief that a powerful secret organization spirited floods of slaves away from the South. In contrast to much popular belief, however, the slaves themselves had active roles in their own escape. They carried out their runs, receiving aid only after they had reached territory where they still faced return. The Liberty Line puts slaves in their rightful position: the center of their struggle for freedom. "
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African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Contents
CONTENTS 1. The Legendary Railroad 3. The Road to the North 2. Slavery and Freedom 4. A Deep-Laid Scheme 5. Friends of the Fugitive 6. The Fugitive Issue 7. The Roots of a Legend 8. Reminiscence and Romance 164
Subjects
Underground railroad.
Fugitive slaves - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
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973.7115 G212
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The Pilgrim's pathway : the underground railroad in Lancaster County

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Author
Spotts, Charles Dewey
Date of Publication
1966.
Call Number
974.815 LACO S765
973.7115 S765
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by Charles D. Spotts.
Author
Spotts, Charles Dewey
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Franklin and Marshall College Library,
Date of Publication
1966.
Physical Description
56 p. : maps, photos. ; 23 cm.
Series
Community historians annual, vol. 5, no. 6
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
African American Resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Fugitive slaves - United States.
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO S765
973.7115 S765
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