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The Resource From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad, Jacqueline Tobin with Hettie Jones

From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad, Jacqueline Tobin with Hettie Jones

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  • The Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom for many slaves, but it was rife with dangers. While there were dedicated conductors and safe houses, there were also arduous nights in the mountains and days in threatening towns. For those who made it to Midnight, the code name given to Detroit, the Detroit River became their Jordan. And Canada became the Promised Land where they could live freely in black settlements, one known as Dawn, under the protection of British law. This book presents the men and women who established the Railroad and the people who traveled it. Some are well known, like Harriet Tubman and John Brown, but there are equally heroic, less familiar figures here as well. The book evokes the turmoil and controversies of the time, including the furor over Uncle Tom's Cabin, congressional confrontations in Washington, and fierce disputes among black settlers in Canada.--From publisher description
  • Includes information on abolitionist movement, Frederick Douglass, emigration movement, slavery, etc
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xi, 272 pages
Note
Maps on lining papers
Contents
  • "One more river to cross"
  • Freedom's new direction
  • Wilberforce
  • Dawn and "Uncle Tom"
  • Chatham
  • Mary Ann Shadd and the Provincial Freeman
  • Henry Bibb
  • The Elgin Settlement and the Buxton Mission
  • Niagara region
  • Detroit frontier
  • The Civil War and reconstruction years
Isbn
9780385514316
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From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad
Title
From Midnight to Dawn
Title remainder
the last tracks of the underground railroad
Statement of responsibility
Jacqueline Tobin with Hettie Jones
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • The Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom for many slaves, but it was rife with dangers. While there were dedicated conductors and safe houses, there were also arduous nights in the mountains and days in threatening towns. For those who made it to Midnight, the code name given to Detroit, the Detroit River became their Jordan. And Canada became the Promised Land where they could live freely in black settlements, one known as Dawn, under the protection of British law. This book presents the men and women who established the Railroad and the people who traveled it. Some are well known, like Harriet Tubman and John Brown, but there are equally heroic, less familiar figures here as well. The book evokes the turmoil and controversies of the time, including the furor over Uncle Tom's Cabin, congressional confrontations in Washington, and fierce disputes among black settlers in Canada.--From publisher description
  • Includes information on abolitionist movement, Frederick Douglass, emigration movement, slavery, etc
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1950-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Tobin, Jacqueline
Dewey number
973.7/115
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E450
LC item number
.T62 2007
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Jones, Hettie
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Underground Railroad
  • Underground Railroad
  • Fugitive slaves
  • Fugitive slaves
  • Slaves
  • Slaves
  • African Americans
  • Blacks
  • Land settlement
  • Ontario
  • Detroit Region (Mich.)
  • Black Canadians
  • Underground Railroad
  • Underground Railroad
  • Esclaves fugitifs
  • Esclaves fugitifs
  • Esclaves
  • Esclaves
  • Noirs canadiens
  • Noirs américains
  • Colonisation intérieure
  • Ontario
  • Detroit, Région de (Mich.)
  • African Americans
  • Blacks
  • Fugitive slaves
  • Land settlement
  • Slaves
  • Underground Railroad
  • Michigan
  • Ontario
  • Blacks
Label
From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad, Jacqueline Tobin with Hettie Jones
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Instantiates
Publication
Note
Maps on lining papers
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-264) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"One more river to cross" -- Freedom's new direction -- Wilberforce -- Dawn and "Uncle Tom" -- Chatham -- Mary Ann Shadd and the Provincial Freeman -- Henry Bibb -- The Elgin Settlement and the Buxton Mission -- Niagara region -- Detroit frontier -- The Civil War and reconstruction years
Control code
ocm69594088
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xi, 272 pages
Isbn
9780385514316
Lccn
2006046304
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o69594088
  • (OCoLC)69594088
Label
From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad, Jacqueline Tobin with Hettie Jones
Link
Publication
Note
Maps on lining papers
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-264) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"One more river to cross" -- Freedom's new direction -- Wilberforce -- Dawn and "Uncle Tom" -- Chatham -- Mary Ann Shadd and the Provincial Freeman -- Henry Bibb -- The Elgin Settlement and the Buxton Mission -- Niagara region -- Detroit frontier -- The Civil War and reconstruction years
Control code
ocm69594088
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xi, 272 pages
Isbn
9780385514316
Lccn
2006046304
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o69594088
  • (OCoLC)69594088

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