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Libro 35 de 174: American Heritage

Velsor, Kathleen G.

 
9781609497705: The Underground Railroad on Long Island: Friends in Freedom (American Heritage)
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ISBN 10: 1609497708 ISBN 13: 9781609497705
Editorial: HISTORY PR, 2013

Sinopsis

From the arrival ofthe Quakers in the seventeenth century to the enforcement of the EmancipationProclamation, Long Island played an important role in the UndergroundRailroad’s work to guide slaves to freedom. In Old Westbury, the Post familyestablished a major stop on the freedom trail with the help of an escapedVirginia slave. In Jericho, families helped escaping slaves to freedom from thepresent-day Maine Maid Inn. Elias Hicks helped free 191 slaves himself andworked to create Underground Railroad safe houses in many northeastern cities.Some former slaves even established permanent communities across the island.Visit the safe houses—many of which are still standing today—and explore thejourney of runaway slaves on Long Island.

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Kate Velsor is Director of the Underground Railroad Teaching Partnership, making presentations to schools, museums, historical societies and community groups. She is a member of the Oyster Bay Historical Society and the Queens Historical Society and is on the educational committee for the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities.

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HISTORY PR
Año de publicación
2013
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
1609497708
ISBN 13 
9781609497705
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Número de páginas
144
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