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1 online resource. |
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The new Black studies series
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New Black studies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Genesis -- 2. Revelation -- 3. Master and Slave Relations -- 4. The Shakeup -- 5. Making the Break -- 6. The Escape -- 7. Still in Philadelphia -- 8. Farmed Out -- 9. Family Pays a Heavy Price -- 10. Meteors -- 11. Hooking Up -- 12. Caught -- 13. Busting Out -- 14. Rescue -- 15. Aftermath -- 16. The War Hits Home in Culpeper, 1861-65 -- 17. Moving On -- 18. The Search for Charles Nalle -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- Illustrations. |
| Summary |
Freeing Charles recounts the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle of Culpeper, Virginia, who was forcibly liberated by Harriet Tubman and others in Troy, New York, on April 27, 1860. Scott Christianson follows Nalle from his enslavement by the Hansborough family in Virginia through his escape by the Underground Railroad and his experiences in the North on the eve of the Civil War. This engaging narrative represents the first in-depth historical study of this crucial incident, one of the fiercest anti-slavery riots after Harpers Ferry. Christianson also presents a richly detailed look at slavery culture in antebellum Virginia and probes the deepest political and psychological aspects of this epic tale. His account underscores fundamental questions about racial inequality, the rule of law, civil disobedience, and violent resistance to slavery in the antebellum North and South. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Nalle, Charles, approximately 1821-1875.
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Nalle, Charles, approximately 1821-1875. |
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Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913.
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Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913. |
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Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
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Fugitive slaves. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Enslaved persons -- Virginia -- Biography.
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Enslaved persons. |
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Virginia. |
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Slavery -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century.
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Slavery. |
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History. |
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19th century |
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Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Antislavery movements. |
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Underground Railroad.
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Underground Railroad. |
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Troy (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
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1800-1899 |
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Electronic resource.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Freeing Charles 9780252034398 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2009020146 |
| ISBN |
9780252090844 epub |
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0252090845 |
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9780252034398 cloth : alkaline paper |
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0252034392 cloth : alkaline paper |
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9780252076886 paperback : alkaline paper |
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0252076885 paperback : alkaline paper |
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1283028867 |
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9781283028868 |
| Standard No. |
9786613028860 |
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