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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... living throughout the country were 25,000 free blacks , men and women of African descent who were born free or who had served , earned , purchased , or escaped their way to freedom . The pervasive spirit of liberty and independence was ...
... living throughout the country were 25,000 free blacks , men and women of African descent who were born free or who had served , earned , purchased , or escaped their way to freedom . The pervasive spirit of liberty and independence was ...
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... brought back word of places up north where blacks were living freely . Freedom now had a clear direction and a destination . Wilberforce University , the oldest private African American university in Introduction : Freedom's New Direction ...
... brought back word of places up north where blacks were living freely . Freedom now had a clear direction and a destination . Wilberforce University , the oldest private African American university in Introduction : Freedom's New Direction ...
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... living there . New arrivals were required to reg- ister and carry a certificate of freedom , as well as to post a five - hundred- dollar bond within twenty days of entering the state . Still , blacks were drawn there , especially to the ...
... living there . New arrivals were required to reg- ister and carry a certificate of freedom , as well as to post a five - hundred- dollar bond within twenty days of entering the state . Still , blacks were drawn there , especially to the ...
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... C. Brown left Wilberforce soon after the first settlers ar- rived ( his wife having grown disillusioned with living in Canada ) , Israel Lewis recruited Austin Steward , a successful grocer from Rochester 14 FROM MIDNIGHT TO DAWN.
... C. Brown left Wilberforce soon after the first settlers ar- rived ( his wife having grown disillusioned with living in Canada ) , Israel Lewis recruited Austin Steward , a successful grocer from Rochester 14 FROM MIDNIGHT TO DAWN.
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... living in Colchester that Henson met Hiram Wilson and was eventually introduced to James Fuller . In June 1838 , Wilson and Henson called a convention of Canadian blacks to discuss the establish- ment of a school . " Our children could ...
... living in Colchester that Henson met Hiram Wilson and was eventually introduced to James Fuller . In June 1838 , Wilson and Henson called a convention of Canadian blacks to discuss the establish- ment of a school . " Our children could ...
Contents
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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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From Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad Jacqueline L. Tobin Limited preview - 2007 |
From Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad Jacqueline Tobin No preview available - 2008 |
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