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Delving into documents such as  the Fugitive Slave Acts, letters, newspaper articles, advertisements and tributes to Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman and the Fight for Freedom combines biography with history. A larger history of slavery, the antislavery movement, the Underground Railroad, the increasing sectionalism of the pre-Civil War era, as well as the war and post-war Reconstruction is presented alongside a look at the woman behind the legend.

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

PART ONE. Introduction: An Uncommon Woman and Her Times

     Myth and Reality

     Slavery in Maryland

     The Multiracial Underground Railroad and Antislavery Movement

     Resistance and the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

     The Moses of Her People

     Growing Sectional Tensions and Greater Militancy

     Tubman and the Antislavery Network

     John Brown’s War

     Fighting the War to End Slavery

     Going Home

     Tubman’s Life into the Twentieth Century

     Harriet Tubman in History and Memory

PART TWO. The Documents

     1. United States Constitution, Provision Regarding Fugitive Slaves, 1787

     2. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

     3. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

     4. Austin Bearse, Reminiscences of Fugitive-Slave Law Days in Boston

     5. Solomon Northup, Kidnapped Into Slavery, 1841

     6. Eliza Ann Brodess, Runaway Advertisement, 1849

     7. Liberator, "Slave-Hunters in Boston, November 1, 1850

     8. Thomas Garrett, Sending Underground Railroad Passengers to Philadelphia, 1854

     9. William Still, "‘Moses’ Arrives with Six Passengers," December 29, 1854

     10. "Fugitive Slaves aided by the Vigilance Committee since the passage of The Fugitive slave Bill 1850," Boston, Massachusetts, 1850-1858

     11. John Brown, Letter to John Brown, Jr., April 8, 1858

     12. Liberator, Tubman Addresses July 4th Outdoor Meeting, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1859

     13. Lewis Hayden, Letter to John Brown, September 16, 1859

     14. Douglass’ Monthly, Charles Nalle Rescue, Troy, New York, April, 1860

     15. Songs of Freedom, Emancipation Eve, 1862

     16. Commonwealth, "Harriet Tubman," Combahee River Raid, June, 1863

     17. Commonwealth, "Harriet Tubman," Boston, 1864

     18. Freedmen’s Record, "Moses," March, 1865

     19. Thomas Garrett, Memories of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

     20. Frederick Douglass and Wendell Phillips, 1868 Testimonials

     21. William Wells Brown, "Moses," 1874

     22. Sarah H. Bradford, Harriet Tubman Biographies, 1869 and 1886

     23. Harriet Davis, Affidavit, May 28, 1892

     24. Harriet Davis, Affidavit, November 10, 1894

     25. Wilbur H. Siebert, Letter to Earl Conrad, September 4, 1940

     26. U. S. Senate, Committee on Pensions Report, 1899

     27. Syracuse Herald, "To End Days in Home She Founded," June 4, 1911

     28. New York Times, "Harriet Tubman Davis," Obituary, March 14, 1913

     29. Auburn Citizen, Harriet Tubman Memorialized, Auburn, New York, June 12, 1914

Appendixes

     A Chronology of the Life and Times of Harriet Tubman (1822 – 1913)

     Questions for Consideration

     Selected Bibliography

Index

Authors

Lois E. Horton

Lois E. Horton (Ph.D., Brandeis University) is Professor of History Emerita at George Mason University. Her work focuses on African American communities, race, gender, and social change. With James Oliver Horton she has written and edited numerous books, including Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory; Slavery and the Making of America; Hard Road to Freedom: The Story of African America; and In Hope of Liberty: Culture, Community and Protest among Northern Free Blacks, 1700-1860. For several years she also served on the scholarly advisory committee of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Delving into documents such as  the Fugitive Slave Acts, letters, newspaper articles, advertisements and tributes to Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman and the Fight for Freedom combines biography with history. A larger history of slavery, the antislavery movement, the Underground Railroad, the increasing sectionalism of the pre-Civil War era, as well as the war and post-war Reconstruction is presented alongside a look at the woman behind the legend.

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

PART ONE. Introduction: An Uncommon Woman and Her Times

     Myth and Reality

     Slavery in Maryland

     The Multiracial Underground Railroad and Antislavery Movement

     Resistance and the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

     The Moses of Her People

     Growing Sectional Tensions and Greater Militancy

     Tubman and the Antislavery Network

     John Brown’s War

     Fighting the War to End Slavery

     Going Home

     Tubman’s Life into the Twentieth Century

     Harriet Tubman in History and Memory

PART TWO. The Documents

     1. United States Constitution, Provision Regarding Fugitive Slaves, 1787

     2. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

     3. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

     4. Austin Bearse, Reminiscences of Fugitive-Slave Law Days in Boston

     5. Solomon Northup, Kidnapped Into Slavery, 1841

     6. Eliza Ann Brodess, Runaway Advertisement, 1849

     7. Liberator, "Slave-Hunters in Boston, November 1, 1850

     8. Thomas Garrett, Sending Underground Railroad Passengers to Philadelphia, 1854

     9. William Still, "‘Moses’ Arrives with Six Passengers," December 29, 1854

     10. "Fugitive Slaves aided by the Vigilance Committee since the passage of The Fugitive slave Bill 1850," Boston, Massachusetts, 1850-1858

     11. John Brown, Letter to John Brown, Jr., April 8, 1858

     12. Liberator, Tubman Addresses July 4th Outdoor Meeting, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1859

     13. Lewis Hayden, Letter to John Brown, September 16, 1859

     14. Douglass’ Monthly, Charles Nalle Rescue, Troy, New York, April, 1860

     15. Songs of Freedom, Emancipation Eve, 1862

     16. Commonwealth, "Harriet Tubman," Combahee River Raid, June, 1863

     17. Commonwealth, "Harriet Tubman," Boston, 1864

     18. Freedmen’s Record, "Moses," March, 1865

     19. Thomas Garrett, Memories of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

     20. Frederick Douglass and Wendell Phillips, 1868 Testimonials

     21. William Wells Brown, "Moses," 1874

     22. Sarah H. Bradford, Harriet Tubman Biographies, 1869 and 1886

     23. Harriet Davis, Affidavit, May 28, 1892

     24. Harriet Davis, Affidavit, November 10, 1894

     25. Wilbur H. Siebert, Letter to Earl Conrad, September 4, 1940

     26. U. S. Senate, Committee on Pensions Report, 1899

     27. Syracuse Herald, "To End Days in Home She Founded," June 4, 1911

     28. New York Times, "Harriet Tubman Davis," Obituary, March 14, 1913

     29. Auburn Citizen, Harriet Tubman Memorialized, Auburn, New York, June 12, 1914

Appendixes

     A Chronology of the Life and Times of Harriet Tubman (1822 – 1913)

     Questions for Consideration

     Selected Bibliography

Index

Lois E. Horton

Lois E. Horton (Ph.D., Brandeis University) is Professor of History Emerita at George Mason University. Her work focuses on African American communities, race, gender, and social change. With James Oliver Horton she has written and edited numerous books, including Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory; Slavery and the Making of America; Hard Road to Freedom: The Story of African America; and In Hope of Liberty: Culture, Community and Protest among Northern Free Blacks, 1700-1860. For several years she also served on the scholarly advisory committee of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.


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