Street diplomacy : the politics of slavery and freedom in Philadelphia, 1820-1850 /

Street diplomacy : the politics of slavery and freedom in Philadelphia, 1820-1850 /

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Author / Creator:	Drago, Elliott, 1984- author.
Imprint:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022. ©2022
Description:	ix, 289 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Fugitive slaves -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History. Free African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Kidnapping -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century. Abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century. Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History. Abolitionists. Antislavery movements. Free African Americans -- Social conditions. Fugitive slaves. Kidnapping. Politics and government. Race relations. Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century. Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century. Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12783037

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Varying Form of Title:	Politics of slavery and freedom in Philadelphia, 1820-1850
ISBN:	9781421444536 1421444534 9781421444543
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Antebellum Philadelphia maintained a long tradition of both abolitionism and fugitive slave activity. Although Philadelphia's African Americans lived in a free state, they faced constant threats to their personal safety and freedom from enslavers and slave catchers. The conflicts that arose over fugitive slave removals and the kidnapping of free African Americans forced Philadelphians to confront the politics of slavery that sought to protect enslavers' property rights across the Union"--

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