Escape betwixt two suns : a true tale of the underground railroad in Illinois

Escape betwixt two suns : a true tale of the underground railroad in Illinois /

Although the northern Illinois chapters of the story of Susan "Sukey" Richardson's escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad are documented, the part played by southern Illinois in that historic episode has remained obscure. This book changes that by investigating the 1843 suit...

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Main Author: Pirtle, Carol, 1938-
Other Authors: Davis, Rodney O. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2000.
Series:Shawnee books
Subjects:
Hayes, William, > -1849.
Hayes, William, > -1849 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Hayes, William, > -1849
Geschichte 1820-1849.
1800-1899
Underground Railroad > Illinois > Randolph County.
Underground Railroad > Illinois > Knox County.
Fugitive slaves > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > Illinois > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > Illinois > Biography.
Trials > Illinois > Knox County > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists.
Fugitive slaves.
Trials.
Underground Railroad.
Fluchthilfe
Sklave
Randolph County (Ill.) > History > 19th century.
Knox County (Ill.) > History > 19th century.
Illinois.
Illinois > Knox County.
Illinois > Randolph County.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Biographies.
History.
Trials, litigation, etc.

College of St. Scholastica

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Call Number: F547.R2 P55 2000

University of Minnesota

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Call Number: F547.R2 P55 2000

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