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Abolitionists African American abolitionists Antislavery movements Antislavery movements United States History 19th century Fugitive slaves Mouvements antiesclavagistes États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle Pennsylvania Philadelphia Still, William 1821-1902 Underground Railroad United StatesBrown, David Scott
Summary: "The history of the United States includes a series of sectional compromises-the Constitutional Convention, the Missouri Compromise in 1820, and the Compromise of 1850. While these accords created an imperfect republic, or "a house divided," as Lincoln put it, the country remained united. But then in 1854, this three-generations system suddenly blew up with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Summary: "The remarkable and inspiring story of William Still, an unknown abolitionist who dedicated his life to managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia--the free state directly north of the Mason-Dixon line--helping hundreds of people escape from slavery"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022