Freedom's crucible

the underground railroad in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, 1854-1865 : a reader

By Richard B. Sheridan

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Publish Date

1998

Publisher

Division of Continuing Education, University of Kansas

Language

eng

Pages

190

Description:

This book demonstrates through a combination of sources, the practical reaction to the fugitive slave law, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott decision and other events in a small community and county in early Kansas.

subjects: 19th century, History, Kansas Civil War, 1861-1865, Underground railroad, Lawrence Massacre, Lawrence, Kan., 1863

Places: Douglas County, Douglas County (Kan.), Kansas, Lawrence, Lawrence (Kan.)

Times: 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865