The Underground Railroad in Ohio
Author: Wilbur Henry Siebert
Publisher: Arthur W. McGraw
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13:
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The Reverse Underground Railroad in Ohio
Author: David Meyers
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2022-01-03
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1439674310
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrior to the Civil War, thousands escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad. Untold others failed in the attempt. These unfortunate souls were dragged into bondage via the Reverse Underground Railroad, as it came to be called. With more lines on both roads than any other state, the Free State of Ohio became a hunting ground for slavecatchers and kidnappers who roamed the North with impunity, seeking "fugitives" or any person of color who could be sold into slavery. And when they found one, they would kidnap their victim and head south to reap the reward. David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker, authors of Historic Black Settlements of Ohio, reveal not only the terror and injustice but also the bravery and determination born of this dark time in American history.
The Mysteries of Ohio's Underground Railroads
Author: Wilbur Henry Siebert
Publisher:
Published: 1951
Total Pages: 370
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Underground Railroad in Ohio
Author: Kathy Schulz
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2023-01-09
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1439676879
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOhio was at the heart of it all. During a dark time in United States history, thousands of freedom seekers traveled the Underground Railroad through Ohio. The Buckeye State hosted about half of all fugitive slave traffic of the antebellum era. A mix of Northern and Southern settlers in the state added drama to a struggle that led to major benefits for the state and the country. Unfortunately, this epic past was obscured by silence and secrecy and then distorted with misinformation and folklore--until now. Author and native Ohioan Kathy Schulz accurately details the development and workings of Ohio's Underground Railroad with true stories of Addison White, John Parker and others.
Washington County Underground Railroad
Author: Henry Robert Burke
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738532561
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWashington County Underground Railroad explores Underground Railroad activity in southeastern Ohio using rare photographs, maps, documents, newspaper clippings, and historical research. Starting with the first fugitive slave escape routes, this book travels along the Underground Railroad lines into the stations, documenting the experience of the brave slaves fleeing for freedom and those who risked their lives to help them. Veterans of the War of 1812 helped establish the Underground Railroad in the Washington County area and assisted in this secret and dangerous operation for 50 years. Within these pages, authors Henry Robert Burke and Charles Hart Fogle uncover substantial aspects of this remarkable episode in American history-details that were hidden or simply left to words, until now.
Underground Railroad in Ohio, The
Author: Kathy Schulz
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2023-01-09
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1467153206
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOhio was at the heart of it all. During a dark time in United States history, thousands of freedom seekers traveled the Underground Railroad through Ohio. The Buckeye State hosted about half of all fugitive slave traffic of the antebellum era. A mix of Northern and Southern settlers in the state added drama to a struggle that led to major benefits for the state and the country. Unfortunately, this epic past was obscured by silence and secrecy and then distorted with misinformation and folklore--until now. Author and native Ohioan Kathy Schulz accurately details the development and workings of Ohio's Underground Railroad with true stories of Addison White, John Parker and others.
Cincinnati's Underground Railroad
Author: Richard Cooper and Dr. Eric R. Jackson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467111562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCincinnati played a large part in creatng a refuge for escaped salaves and in the Underground Railroad movement. Nearly a century after the American Revolution, the waters of the Ohio River provided a real and complex barrier for the United States to navigate. While this waterway was a symbol of freedom and equality for thousands of enslaved black Americans who had escaped from the horrible institution of enslavement, the Ohio River was also used to transport thousands of slaves down the river to the Deep South. Due to Cincinnati's location on the banks of the river, the city's economy was tied to the slave society in the South. However, a special cadre of individuals became very active in the quest for freedom undertaken by African American fugitives on their journeys to the North. Thanks to spearheading by this group of Cincinnatian trailblazers, the Queen City became a primary destination on the Underground Railroad, the first multiethnic, multiracial, multiclass human-rights movement in the history of the United States.
The Mystery on the Underground Railroad
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade International
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 0635069911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFour kids visit the Underground Railroad museum in Philadelphia and get caught up in a mystery which involves "reading" a quilt.
Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad in the Kentucky Borderland
Author: J. Blaine Hudson
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-05-07
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 1476604223
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween 1783 and 1860, more than 100,000 enslaved African Americans escaped across the border between slave and free territory in search of freedom. Most of these escapes were unaided, but as the American anti-slavery movement became more militant after 1830, assisted escapes became more common. Help came from the Underground Railroad, which still stands as one of the most powerful and sustained multiracial human rights movements in world history. This work examines and interprets 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. Kentucky was central to the Underground Railroad because its northern boundary, the Ohio River, represented a three hundred mile boundary between slavery and nominal freedom. The book examines the landscape of Kentucky and the surrounding states; fugitive slaves before 1850, in the 1850s and during the Civil War; and their motivations and escape strategies and the risks involved with escape. The reasons why people broke law and social convention to befriend fugitive slaves, common escape routes, crossing points through Kentucky from Tennessee and points south, and specific individuals who provided assistance--all are topics covered.
Search for the Underground Railroad in South-Central Ohio, The
Author: Tom Calarco
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1467140104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Underground Railroad remains one of America's most ennobling true stories, and the people of Ohio played their part in this heroic endeavor. Suffering a crisis of conscience, Presbyterian minister James Gilliland left his South Carolina home for Red Oak, where he became one of the state's earliest and strongest abolitionists. Peru Township's Richard Dillingham died helping the enslaved escape bondage. In Alum Creek, three generations of the Benedict family risked life and limb doing the same. Quakers Jane and Valentine Nicholson of Clinton County carted many a fugitive to freedom, as did Wilmington Quaker Abraham Allen with his trusty Liberator wagon. Drawing on decades of research, author Tom Calarco uncovers the real tales of our nation's quest for freedom and equality for all.
