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Freedom's Crucible: The Underground Railroad in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, 1854-1864, A Reader
Sheridan, Richard B.
Sheridan, Richard B.
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This book has fifteen narratives, with extensive introduction and commentary on the Underground Railroad and its extension to Kansas Territory, especially to Lawrence and Douglas County. The narratives range from original documents to selections from periodicals and books. The Underground Railroad was a system of receiving, concealing, and forwarding fugitive slaves on their flight from bondage in the American South to freedom in the North and Canada. 190 pages, 41 photographs, maps, and illustrations. The editor and compiler, Dr. Richard B. Sheridan, was a professor at the University of Kansas for 37 years. He was the great-nephew of Levi Coffin, one of the key leaders of the Underground Railroad.
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1998
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Division of Continuing Education, University of Kansas
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Sheridan, Richard B. Freedom's Crucible: The Underground Railroad in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, 1854-1864, A Reader. Lawrence, Kan.: Division of Continuing Education, University of Kansas, 1998.