Barefoot to Chicago

Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Illinois
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-8093-3911-2
Verlag: Southern Illinois University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 64 g

This book explores the movement of freedom seekers escaping from enslavement in the South and the emergence of networks of response in Chicago and northeastern Illinois. The author foregrounds freedom seekers traveling independently and the assistance provided to them by Black and white activists.

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Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Prologue.The Great Chicago Exodus
- Introduction: Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad
- 1. Freedom Seekers in Northeastern Illinois
- 2. Slavery and Freedom in Illinois, 1800 – 1838
- 3. The Underground is Underway, 1839 – 1844
- 4.Leaders and Travelers, 1845 – 1854
- 5.Open Secrets and Railroads, 1855 – 1861
- Epilogue: On Freedom Seekers
- Appendix A: Population Patterns in Northeastern Illinois
- Appendix B: Freedom Seekers and Underground Railroad Sites in Northeastern Illinois
- Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index