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The Underground Railroad On Long Island Friends In Freedom Kathleen G Velsor

Name: The Underground Railroad On Long Island Friends In Freedom Kathleen G Velsor
SKU: BELL-46161074
Price: 31.00 USD
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The Underground Railroad On Long Island Friends In Freedom Kathleen G Velsor instant download after payment.

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

File Extension: EPUB

File size: 3.14 MB

Pages: 147

Author: Kathleen G. Velsor

ISBN: 9781614238607, 161423860X

Language: English

Year: 2013

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The Underground Railroad On Long Island Friends In Freedom Kathleen G Velsor by Kathleen G. Velsor 9781614238607, 161423860X instant download after payment.

Discover Long Island’s pivotal role in the Underground Railroad and the legacythatlives on todayin this fascinating history and visitor’s guide.

From the arrival of the Quakers in the seventeenth century to the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, Long Island played an important role in the Underground Railroad’s work to help enslaved people escape to freedom. Many of the safe houses are still standing today, and this informative volume provides all the information you need to see and explore this little-known chapter in Long Island history.

In Old Westbury, the members of the Westbury Meeting established a major stop on the freedom trail. In Jericho, families helped escaping slaves to freedom from the present-day Maine Maid Inn. Elias Hicks helped free 191 slaves himself and worked to create Underground Railroad safe houses in many northeastern cities. Some formerly enslaved people even established permanent communities across the island