Enslavement and the Underground Railroad in Missouri and Illinois

The Path to Freedom in Missouri and Illinois

People enslaved here experienced the same horrors as those held captive in other states, and their stories of courage and perseverance are amazing. Priscilla Baltimore purchased her own emancipation and founded a freedom village. Caroline Quarlls escaped to Canada. Many who fled for their lives spent time bunkered in the basement of Hanson House. The region's Congregationalists brought a fiery. brand of abolitionism. And Prairie Park still holds the faded "haint" blue paint traditionally used on slave dwellings. Author Julia Nicolai details these and other adjective stories.

Author: Julie Nicolai
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: History Press
Published: 07/31/2023
Series: American Heritage
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781467154833