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Escape on the Pearl the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad

Main Author: Ricks, Mary Kay.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : William Morrow, c2007.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
McManis, Jean tribute
Edmondson family.
Pearl (Schooner)
Fugitive slaves > Washington Region > History > 19th century.
Underground Railroad > Washington Region.
Antislavery movements > Washington Region > History > 19th century.
Fugitive slaves > Washington Region > Biography.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Washington Region > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Two young girls join an audacious escape
  • Washington's Underground Railroad
  • Slavery in the Washington area
  • Waves in Congress
  • The fate of the Edmonsons
  • Trials and tribulations
  • More legal maneuvers; the sisters head north
  • The fugitive slave act and the great protest meeting
  • The struggle to free Drayton and Sayres; Mary and Emily go to Oberlin
  • Emily comes home; Samuel Edmonson escapes again
  • Dred Scott and the rise of Lincoln
  • Freedom in the District of Columbia
  • Emily and Samuel return to Washington; John is found.

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