From Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground RailroadFrom Midnight to Dawn presents compelling portraits of the men and women who established the Underground Railroad and traveled it to find new lives in Canada. Evoking the turmoil and controversies of the time, Tobin illuminates the historic events that forever connected American and Canadian history by giving us the true stories behind well-known figures such as Harriet Tubman and John Brown. She also profiles lesser-known but equally heroic figures such as Mary Ann Shadd, who became the first black female newspaper editor in North America, and Osborne Perry Anderson, the only black survivor of the fighting at Harpers Ferry. An extraordinary examination of a part of American history, From Midnight to Dawn will captivate readers with its tales of hope, courage, and a people’s determination to live equally under the law. |
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... beg it elsewhere . " The Cincinnati group chose as their leader James C. Brown , a for- mer slave who had purchased his freedom by hiring himself out as a skilled mason . Having been a member of the American Colonization Society , Brown ...
... beg it elsewhere . " The Cincinnati group chose as their leader James C. Brown , a for- mer slave who had purchased his freedom by hiring himself out as a skilled mason . Having been a member of the American Colonization Society , Brown ...
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... the city for a three- month extension : " Withhold your mighty arms until our representa- tives return , we beg your sympathy until we find shelter . " As designated leader of the black population , and aware Wilberforce 13.
... the city for a three- month extension : " Withhold your mighty arms until our representa- tives return , we beg your sympathy until we find shelter . " As designated leader of the black population , and aware Wilberforce 13.
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... beg leave to say , that it does not meet with our approbation . " Delegates instead made a clear distinction between colonization imposed on them by oth- ers and emigration on their own terms , recommending only " the for- mation of a ...
... beg leave to say , that it does not meet with our approbation . " Delegates instead made a clear distinction between colonization imposed on them by oth- ers and emigration on their own terms , recommending only " the for- mation of a ...
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Contents
9 | |
Chatham | 37 |
Mary Ann Shadd and the Provincial Freeman | 61 |
Henry Bibb | 77 |
The Elgin Settlement and the Buxton Mission | 115 |
Niagara Region | 149 |
Detroit Frontier | 181 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction Years | 215 |
Afterword | 243 |
Index | 265 |
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