Smith, David G. 1964-
On the edge of freedom the fugitive slave issue in south central Pennsylvania, 1820-1870 / [electronic resource] : David G. Smith. - 1st ed. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2013. - xiv, 324 p. : map. - The North's Civil War . - North's Civil War. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Fugitive Slave Issue on "the Edge of Freedom" -- South Central Pennsylvania, Fugitive Slaves, and the Underground Railroad -- Thaddeus Stevens' Dilemma, Colonizationism, and the Turbulent Years of Early Antislavery in Adams County, 1835-39 -- Antislavery Petitioning in South Central Pennsylvania -- The Fugitive Slave Issue on Trial : The 1840s in South Central Pennsylvania -- Controversy and Christiana : The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1850-51 -- Interlude: Kidnapping, Kansas, and the Rise of Race-Based Partisanship : The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1852-57 -- Revival of the Fugitive Slave Issue, 1858-61 -- Contrabands, "White Victories," and the Ultimate Slave Hunt : The Recasting the Fugitive Slave Issue in Civil War South Central Pennsylvania -- After the Shooting : South Central Pennsylvania after the Civil War -- Conclusion: The Postwar Ramifications of the Fugitive Slave Issue "On the Edge of Freedom" -- Appendix A: Selected Fugitive Slave Advertisements, 1818-1828 -- Appendix B: 1828 South Central Pennsylvania Petition Opposing Slavery in the District of Columbia -- Appendix C: 1847 Gettysburg African American Petition -- Appendix D: 1846 Adams County Petition -- Appendix E: 1861 Franklin County Pro-Colonization Petition -- Appendix F: 1861 Adams County Pro-Colonization Petition -- Appendix G: [Second] 1861 Adams County Pro-Colonization Petition -- Appendix H: 1861 Doylestown, Bucks County Pro-Colonization Petition -- Appendix I: 1861 Newtown, Bucks County Pro-Personal Liberty Law Petition.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Fugitive slaves--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
African Americans--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Abolitionists--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania.
Borderlands--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Pennsylvania--Race relations--History--19th century.
Electronic books.
E450 / .S64 2013eb
326/.809748
On the edge of freedom the fugitive slave issue in south central Pennsylvania, 1820-1870 / [electronic resource] : David G. Smith. - 1st ed. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2013. - xiv, 324 p. : map. - The North's Civil War . - North's Civil War. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Fugitive Slave Issue on "the Edge of Freedom" -- South Central Pennsylvania, Fugitive Slaves, and the Underground Railroad -- Thaddeus Stevens' Dilemma, Colonizationism, and the Turbulent Years of Early Antislavery in Adams County, 1835-39 -- Antislavery Petitioning in South Central Pennsylvania -- The Fugitive Slave Issue on Trial : The 1840s in South Central Pennsylvania -- Controversy and Christiana : The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1850-51 -- Interlude: Kidnapping, Kansas, and the Rise of Race-Based Partisanship : The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania, 1852-57 -- Revival of the Fugitive Slave Issue, 1858-61 -- Contrabands, "White Victories," and the Ultimate Slave Hunt : The Recasting the Fugitive Slave Issue in Civil War South Central Pennsylvania -- After the Shooting : South Central Pennsylvania after the Civil War -- Conclusion: The Postwar Ramifications of the Fugitive Slave Issue "On the Edge of Freedom" -- Appendix A: Selected Fugitive Slave Advertisements, 1818-1828 -- Appendix B: 1828 South Central Pennsylvania Petition Opposing Slavery in the District of Columbia -- Appendix C: 1847 Gettysburg African American Petition -- Appendix D: 1846 Adams County Petition -- Appendix E: 1861 Franklin County Pro-Colonization Petition -- Appendix F: 1861 Adams County Pro-Colonization Petition -- Appendix G: [Second] 1861 Adams County Pro-Colonization Petition -- Appendix H: 1861 Doylestown, Bucks County Pro-Colonization Petition -- Appendix I: 1861 Newtown, Bucks County Pro-Personal Liberty Law Petition.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Fugitive slaves--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
African Americans--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Abolitionists--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania.
Borderlands--History--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Pennsylvania--Race relations--History--19th century.
Electronic books.
E450 / .S64 2013eb
326/.809748