Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad in the Kentucky Borderland
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Title
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Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad in the Kentucky Borderland
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Creator
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Hudson, J. Blaine
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Publisher
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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Date
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2002
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Extent
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1 volume, 205 pages
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Language
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English
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Temporal coverage
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1783-1860
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Description
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Examines the available historical evidence about fugitive slaves and the Underground Railroad in Kentucky, the southernmost sections of the free states bordering Kentucky along the Ohio River, and, to a lesser extent, the slave states to the immediate south. This book explains why people broke law and social convention to befriend fugitive slaves.
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Accessed at Boone County Public Library, Burlington, KY