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Making Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Politics of Slavery (The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era) by R J M Blackett; Project Muse is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. In <i>Making Freedom</i>, R. J. M. Blackett uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the polit
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- Author
- R J M Blackett; Project Muse
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781469608785
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Political Science, Science
- Rating
- 3.4 / 5 (5 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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