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Bound for the future : child heroes of the Underground Railroad

Book  - 2012
971.7115 She
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  • ISBN: 0313397279
  • ISBN: 9780313397271
  • Physical Description xiii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, [2012]

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"Praeger".
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208) and index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 48.63

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Bound for the Future : Child Heroes of the Underground Railroad
Bound for the Future : Child Heroes of the Underground Railroad
by Shectman, Jonathan
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Table of Contents

Bound for the Future : Child Heroes of the Underground Railroad

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Part IRadical, Young, and Quaker: Child Pioneers of the Undergroundp. 1
Chapter 1    The Dictates of Humanityp. 3
Chapter 2    Knowledge Unfits a Child to Be a Slavep. 27
Chapter 3    Ran Away from the Subscriberp. 45
Chapter 4    Tell Them I Love Them Allp. 57
Part IIUp Like Bucks: The Line through Ripleyp. 77
Chapter 5    Let Not the Sun Go Down on Your Anger, My Boyp. 79
Chapter 6    Up Like Bucks: The Rankin Boysp. 91
Chapter 7    States of Matter Divide the Statesp. 109
Part IIITaking Their Freedom: Young Free Blacks and Fugitive Childrenp. 129
Chapter 8    Deeds of Bold Daringp. 131
Chapter 9    Many Years under the Yokep. 155
Chapter 10    The Conductor Was, Himself, Presently Enslavedp. 183
Epilogue: Slavery in Our Timep. 195
Selected Bibliographyp. 201
Indexp. 209