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Rare mention of the Underground Railroad...
Rare mention of the Underground Railroad...
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October 06, 1854
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 6, 1854
* Slavery - slaves - pre-Civil War tensions
* Rare "Underground Railroad" mention
The bottom of page 4 has small report with a rare mention of the Underground Railroad.
Because it was a secretive operation it is very difficult to find period accounts of its operation. This article specifically has "underground railroad" noted in the text under the heading: "Fugitive Slaves--Bears". It notes in part: "Four fugitives from slavery arrived in this place on Thursday...by the underground railroad. They were kindly cared for by the inhabitants & sufficient funds furnished them to pursue their journey to the land of freedom...".
Also of interest on page 4 is an article: "American Justice" which begins: "There is now confined in a Southern prison, in one of the more moderate & less fanatical slave states, a free native citizen of a Northern State under the following circumstances..." with much more.
Eight pages, water staining, otherwise good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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