Parallel Communities: The Underground Railroad in South Jersey

by Dennis Rizzo

Book Overview

For slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad, names like Springtown and Snow Hill promised sanctuary and salvation. Under the pressures of racial prejudice, free blacks, runaway slaves and even many Native Americans formed island communities on the periphery of South Jersey towns. While Lawnside and others continue to thrive today, "fringe communities"? like Marshalltown and Timbuctoo now exist only in memory. In this discussion of these primarily...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596295422
• ISBN13: 9781596295421
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 8.9"