Onward to Chicago : freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in northeastern Illinois /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	McClellan, Larry A., author.
Imprint:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2023] ©2023
Description:	xii, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Underground Railroad -- Illinois. Fugitive slaves -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century. Antislavery movements -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century. Abolitionists -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century. African American abolitionists -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century. Abolitionists. African American abolitionists. Antislavery movements. Fugitive slaves. Underground Railroad. Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century. Illinois -- History -- 1778-1865. Illinois. Illinois -- Chicago. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13159529

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Varying Form of Title:	Freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in northeastern Illinois
ISBN:	9780809339259 0809339250 9780809339129
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-274) and index.
Summary:	"Barefoot to Chicago charts the evolution of the northeastern Illinois freedom network and shows how, despite its small Black community, Chicago emerged as a point of refuge. While traditional histories of the Underground Railroad in Illinois start in 1839, and focus largely on the romanticized tales of white men, Larry A. McClellan reframes the story, not only introducing readers to earlier freedom seekers, but also illustrating that those who bravely aided them were Black and white, men and women"--
Other form:	Online version: McClellan, Larry A. Onward to Chicago Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2023] 9780809339129

Table of Contents:

Illustrations, Maps, and Tables
Prologue The Great Chicago Exodus
Introduction Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad
Chapter 1. Slavery and Freedom in Illinois, 1800-1838
Chapter 2. The Underground is Underway, 1839-1844
Chapter 3. Leaders and Travelers, 1845-1854
Chapter 4. Open Secrets and Railroads, 1855-1861
Epilogue On Freedom Seekers
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. Population Patterns in Northeastern Illinois
Appendix B. Freedom Seekers and Underground Railroad Sites in Northeastern Illinois
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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