Abolitionists of South Central Pennsylvania

Name: Abolitionists of South Central Pennsylvania
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ISBN: 9781467139144

ISBN-10: 1467139149

ISBN-13: 9781467139144

Edition: 2018

Authors: Cooper Wingert

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Close to the Mason-Dixon line, South Central Pennsylvania was a magnet for slave catchers and abolitionists alike. Influenced by religion and empathy, local abolitionists risked their reputations, fortunes and lives in the pursuit of what they believed was right. The sister of Benjamin Lundy, one of America's most famous abolitionists, married into an Adams County family and spent decades helping runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. National figures such as Frederick Douglass toured the region, delivering antislavery orations to mixed receptions. In 1859, John Brown planned his Harpers Ferry raid from Chambersburg while local abolitionists concealed his identity. Author Cooper…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2018
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication date: 12/3/2018
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English