South to freedom : runaway slaves to Mexico and the road to the Civil War /

South to freedom : runaway slaves to Mexico and the road to the Civil War /

"The Underground Railroad to the North was salvation for many US slaves before the Civil War. But during the same decades, thousands of people in the south-central United States escaped slavery not by heading north but by crossing the southern border into Mexico. In South to Freedom historian A...

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Main Author: Baumgartner, Alice, 1987- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Fugitive slaves > Mexico > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Mexico > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Esclaves fugitifs > Mexique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclaves fugitifs > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY / Social History.
Fugitive slaves.
Slavery.
War > Causes.
Slaves.
Slavery > United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
Mexico.
United States.
United States > History > 1861-1865, Civil War > Causes.
History.
Informational works.
Documents d'information.

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Call Number: HT 1053 .B38 2020
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