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Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Vermont

Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Vermont

Paperback

Series: Civil War

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesRegional: New England

Publisher Price: $21.99

ISBN10: 1626190380
ISBN13: 9781626190382
Publisher: History Press
Published: Aug 6 2013
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Many believe that support for the abolition of slavery was universally accepted in Vermont, but it was actually a fiercely divisive issue that rocked the Green Mountain State. In the midst of turbulence and violence, though, some brave Vermonters helped fight for the freedom of their enslaved Southern brethren. Thaddeus Stevens--one of abolition's most outspoken advocates--was a Vermont native. Delia Webster, the first woman arrested for aiding a fugitive slave, was also a Vermonter. The Rokeby house in Ferrisburgh was a busy Underground Railroad station for decades. Peacham's Oliver Johnson worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison during the abolition movement. Discover the stories of these and others in Vermont who risked their own lives to help more than four thousand slaves to freedom.

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Regional: New England