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Journey to Freedom provides the first detailed history of Black enslavement in Nebraska Territory and the escape of two enslaved Black women—Celia and Eliza Grayson—from Nebraska City in 1858, which prompted nationwide debates about whether slavery could exist in the West and whether popular sovereignty truly worked.
Journey to Freedom provides the first detailed history of Black enslavement in Nebraska Territory and the escape of two enslaved Black women—Celia and Eliza Grayson—from Nebraska City in 1858, which prompted nationwide debates about whether slavery could exist in the West and whether popular sovereignty truly worked.
Über den Autor
Gail Shaffer Blankenau is a professional genealogist, historian, speaker, and author. She holds an MA degree in history from the University of Nebraska–Kearney, and in 2023 she received the James L. Sellers prize for her article about the Grayson sisters in a volume of Nebraska History magazine. Blankenau is from Nebraska and currently lives in Lincoln.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Growing Up in Appalachian Mountain Slavery
2. Adjusting to New Lives in Missouri
3. The Opening of Kansas and Nebraska Territories
4. Life in Nebraska City, a Missouri River Town
5. Politics Running High
6. Fugitive Slave Excitement in Nebraska
7. The Consequences of “Villainy and Meanness”
8. Slave Hunting and Eliza’s Chicago Rescue
Epilogue
Appendix A. Transcription of the Enslaved Listed in Nuckolls Account Book
Appendix B. Grayson Family Tree
Appendix C. Nuckolls–Bourne–Hail Relationship Chart
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Growing Up in Appalachian Mountain Slavery
2. Adjusting to New Lives in Missouri
3. The Opening of Kansas and Nebraska Territories
4. Life in Nebraska City, a Missouri River Town
5. Politics Running High
6. Fugitive Slave Excitement in Nebraska
7. The Consequences of “Villainy and Meanness”
8. Slave Hunting and Eliza’s Chicago Rescue
Epilogue
Appendix A. Transcription of the Enslaved Listed in Nuckolls Account Book
Appendix B. Grayson Family Tree
Appendix C. Nuckolls–Bourne–Hail Relationship Chart
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781496231529 |
| ISBN-10: | 149623152X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Blankenau, Gail Shaffer |
| Hersteller: | Bison Books |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 230 x 154 x 36 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Gail Shaffer Blankenau |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.03.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,567 kg |
Über den Autor
Gail Shaffer Blankenau is a professional genealogist, historian, speaker, and author. She holds an MA degree in history from the University of Nebraska–Kearney, and in 2023 she received the James L. Sellers prize for her article about the Grayson sisters in a volume of Nebraska History magazine. Blankenau is from Nebraska and currently lives in Lincoln.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Growing Up in Appalachian Mountain Slavery
2. Adjusting to New Lives in Missouri
3. The Opening of Kansas and Nebraska Territories
4. Life in Nebraska City, a Missouri River Town
5. Politics Running High
6. Fugitive Slave Excitement in Nebraska
7. The Consequences of “Villainy and Meanness”
8. Slave Hunting and Eliza’s Chicago Rescue
Epilogue
Appendix A. Transcription of the Enslaved Listed in Nuckolls Account Book
Appendix B. Grayson Family Tree
Appendix C. Nuckolls–Bourne–Hail Relationship Chart
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Growing Up in Appalachian Mountain Slavery
2. Adjusting to New Lives in Missouri
3. The Opening of Kansas and Nebraska Territories
4. Life in Nebraska City, a Missouri River Town
5. Politics Running High
6. Fugitive Slave Excitement in Nebraska
7. The Consequences of “Villainy and Meanness”
8. Slave Hunting and Eliza’s Chicago Rescue
Epilogue
Appendix A. Transcription of the Enslaved Listed in Nuckolls Account Book
Appendix B. Grayson Family Tree
Appendix C. Nuckolls–Bourne–Hail Relationship Chart
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781496231529 |
| ISBN-10: | 149623152X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Blankenau, Gail Shaffer |
| Hersteller: | Bison Books |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 230 x 154 x 36 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Gail Shaffer Blankenau |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.03.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,567 kg |
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