Runaway and Freed Missouri Slaves and Those Who Helped Them, 1763-1865
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.4003
Description
Runaway and Freed Missouri Slaves and Those Who Helped Them, 1763-1865 is an account of the legal and physical obstacles that slaves faced in their quest for freedom and of the consequences suffered by those who tried to help them. The book is based largely on old newspapers, prison records, pardon papers, and other archival materials. In the book, attitudes of the both slave holders and abolitionists are examined. It discusses the experiences of particular individuals and examines the Underground Railroad on Missouri's board. The book includes appendices of two Spanish colonial census reports, a list of abolitionist prison inmates with details about their time served and the percentages of African Americans still in bondage in 16 jurisdictions from 1820 to 1860.
214/Hardbound/Photographs.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Slavery
Search Terms
Slavery-Missouri, Underground Railroad, Abolitionists, Louisiana's Black Code, Slavery in Missouri