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Gildae, Catherine A., author.

Escape from slavery : abolitionists and the Underground Railroad / Catherine A. Gildae, Ph.D.

Philadelphia : Mason Crest, [2020]

80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

This books explains that American "slaves escaped from bondage any way they could, risking punishment and even death to seize the opportunity for freedom. Their best hope was to leave the United States for Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean. Freedom-seeking slaves often received help from abolitionists, who believed slavery was evil. Whites and free black abolitionists worked together to help slaves reach safety through the Underground Railroad, and tried to restrict slavery through state and national legislation"--Publisher marketing.

Rare glimpses of slave life

Rare glimpses of slave life.

Underground Railroad -- Juvenile literature.

African American abolitionists -- Juvenile literature.

Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Slavery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Includes bibliographical references (page 72-73) and index.

Escaping from slavery -- Running away -- The Underground Railroad -- Religion and the abolitionist movement -- Abolitionists, international changes, and women's rights.

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