Front line of freedom :
Griffler, Keith P.
Front line of freedom : African Americans and the forging of the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley / Keith P. Griffler. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2004. - xvi, 169 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. - Ohio River Valley series . - Ohio River Valley series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-163) and index.
River of slavery, river of freedom -- No promised land -- Home over Jordan -- Band of angels -- Egypt's border -- Prelude to exodus.
"In Front Line of Freedom, Keith P. Griffler shifts the focus away, from the usual emphasis placed on support operations, or "stations," run by whites along routes used to conduct fugitives into the Northern states or into Canada. Instead, he stresses the essential role of African Americans in Ohio River port communities." "Front Line of Freedom unfolds the surprising history of an interracial struggle against slavery. Refuting old notions of whites working and African Americans riding on the Underground Railroad, Griffler reveals meaningful collaboration between blacks and whites at every level of the enterprise. Long before soldiers donned blue and gray uniforms, the activities of free African Americans in the Ohio River Valley made the region an initial battleground in the protracted fight to end the institution of slavery in America."--Jacket.
0813122988 9780813122984
2003024588
GBA4Z7526 bnb
1800-1899
Geschichte 1850
Underground Railroad--Ohio River Valley.
Fugitive slaves--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
African Americans--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
African Americans--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
Underground Railroad--Ohio, Vall ee de l'
Esclaves fugitifs--Histoire--Ohio, Vall ee de l'--19e si ecle.
Noirs am ericains--Histoire--Ohio, Vall ee de l'--19e si ecle.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes--Histoire--Ohio, Vall ee de l'--19e si ecle.
African Americans.
Antislavery movements.
Fugitive slaves.
Underground Railroad.
Underground Railroad
Ohio River Valley--History--19th century.
Ohio River Valley--History--19th century.
Ohio, Vall ee de l'--Histoire--19e si ecle.
Ohio River Valley.
Ohiotal
Nonfiction.
History.
E450 / .G82 2004
973.7/115
Front line of freedom : African Americans and the forging of the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley / Keith P. Griffler. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2004. - xvi, 169 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. - Ohio River Valley series . - Ohio River Valley series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-163) and index.
River of slavery, river of freedom -- No promised land -- Home over Jordan -- Band of angels -- Egypt's border -- Prelude to exodus.
"In Front Line of Freedom, Keith P. Griffler shifts the focus away, from the usual emphasis placed on support operations, or "stations," run by whites along routes used to conduct fugitives into the Northern states or into Canada. Instead, he stresses the essential role of African Americans in Ohio River port communities." "Front Line of Freedom unfolds the surprising history of an interracial struggle against slavery. Refuting old notions of whites working and African Americans riding on the Underground Railroad, Griffler reveals meaningful collaboration between blacks and whites at every level of the enterprise. Long before soldiers donned blue and gray uniforms, the activities of free African Americans in the Ohio River Valley made the region an initial battleground in the protracted fight to end the institution of slavery in America."--Jacket.
0813122988 9780813122984
2003024588
GBA4Z7526 bnb
1800-1899
Geschichte 1850
Underground Railroad--Ohio River Valley.
Fugitive slaves--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
African Americans--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
African Americans--History--Ohio River Valley--19th century.
Underground Railroad--Ohio, Vall ee de l'
Esclaves fugitifs--Histoire--Ohio, Vall ee de l'--19e si ecle.
Noirs am ericains--Histoire--Ohio, Vall ee de l'--19e si ecle.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes--Histoire--Ohio, Vall ee de l'--19e si ecle.
African Americans.
Antislavery movements.
Fugitive slaves.
Underground Railroad.
Underground Railroad
Ohio River Valley--History--19th century.
Ohio River Valley--History--19th century.
Ohio, Vall ee de l'--Histoire--19e si ecle.
Ohio River Valley.
Ohiotal
Nonfiction.
History.
E450 / .G82 2004
973.7/115