The Underground Railroad in Michigan

by Carol E. Mull

Book Overview

Though living far north of the Mason-Dixon line, many mid-nineteenth-century citizens of Michigan rose up to protest the moral offense of slavery; they published an abolitionist newspaper and founded an anti-slavery society, as well as a campaign for emancipation. By the 1840s, a prominent abolitionist from Illinois had crossed the state line to Michigan, establishing new stations on the Underground Railroad.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786499575
• ISBN13: 9780786499571
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher