From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad - ECU Libraries Catalog

From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad / Jacqueline Tobin with Hettie Jones.

Author/creator	Tobin, Jacqueline, 1950-
Other author/creator	Jones, Hettie.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Doubleday, ©2007.
Description	xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Sample text
Subject(s)	Underground Railroad--Ontario. Underground Railroad--Michigan --Detroit Region. Fugitive slaves--Ontario --History --19th century. Fugitive slaves--Michigan --Detroit Region --History --19th century. Enslaved persons--Ontario --History --19th century. Enslaved persons--Michigan --Detroit Region --History --19th century. African Americans--Ontario --History --19th century. Black people--Ontario --History --19th century. Land settlement--Ontario --History --19th century. Ontario--History --19th century. Detroit Region (Mich.)--History --19th century.

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Contents	"One more river to cross" -- Freedom's new direction -- Wilberforce -- Dawn and "Uncle Tom" -- Chatham -- Mary Ann Shadd and the Provincial Freeman -- Henry Bibb -- The Elgin Settlement and the Buxton Mission -- Niagara region -- Detroit frontier -- The Civil War and reconstruction years.
Abstract	The Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom for many slaves, but it was rife with dangers. While there were dedicated conductors and safe houses, there were also arduous nights in the mountains and days in threatening towns. For those who made it to Midnight, the code name given to Detroit, the Detroit River became their Jordan. And Canada became the Promised Land where they could live freely in black settlements, one known as Dawn, under the protection of British law. This book presents the men and women who established the Railroad and the people who traveled it. Some are well known, like Harriet Tubman and John Brown, but there are equally heroic, less familiar figures here as well. The book evokes the turmoil and controversies of the time, including the furor over Uncle Tom's Cabin, congressional confrontations in Washington, and fierce disputes among black settlers in Canada.--From publisher description.
Abstract	Includes information on abolitionist movement, Frederick Douglass, emigration movement, slavery, etc.
General note	Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and index.
LCCN	2006046304
ISBN	038551431X
ISBN	9780385514316

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Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E450 .T62 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold