Necessary courage : Iowa's Underground Railroad in the struggle against slavery

Necessary courage Iowa's Underground Railroad in the struggle against slavery

Lowell J. Soike

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Subjects
Underground Railroad > Iowa.
Fugitive slaves > Iowa > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Iowa > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > Iowa > History > 19th century.
Iowa > History > 19th century.
Iowa > Politics and government > 19th century.
Published
Iowa City : University of Iowa Press 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Lowell J. Soike (-)
Physical Description
292 pages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781609381936
  • Introduction
  • Between Slavery and Freedom
  • 1. Iowa and the Politics of Slavery
  • 2. Iowa Becomes Antislavery
  • 3. The Struggle Intensifies
  • 4. A Hole of Abolitionists
  • 5. The Kansas-Nebraska Act and Political Change in Iowa
  • 6. Escapes and Rescues
  • 7. Iowa and the Martyrdom of John Brown
  • 8. Fearless Defiance
  • 9. War and Rebirth
  • 10. Remembering and Forgetting the Underground Railroad
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Suggested Readings
  • Index

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