Redemption songs: Suing for Freedom Before Dred Scott
“The Dred Scott case is the most notorious example of slaves suing for freedom. Most examinations of the case focus on its notorious verdict, and …
On the Edge of Freedom: The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania
“An engagingly written, meticulously documented study of antislavery ferment just north of the Mason-Dixon line in a region of geographical, economic, cultural, and historical ‘edges’. …
William Still: the Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia
“The first full-length biography of William Still, one of the most important leaders of the Underground Railroad. ‘William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel …
Colonization and Its Discontents: Emancipation, Emigration, and Antislavery in Antebellum Pennsylvania
“Pennsylvania contained the largest concentration of early America’s abolitionist leaders and organizations, making it a necessary and illustrative stage from which to understand how national …
A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City
“This book is the first to chronicle the lives of African American women in the urban north during the early years of the republic. A …
Judicial Cases Concerning American Slavery and the Negro (vol. 4): Pennsylvania
An excerpt from volume 4 of “Judicial Cases Concerning American Slavery and the Negro,” covering Pennsylvania cases.