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Introduction: Fugitive Passage Along theUnderground Railroad

Origins of the Underground Railroad

The Emerging Black Community

Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad

The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and Resistance

The Irreconcilable Conflict over Slavery

Chapter 1 Making the Break

Chapter Preface

The Perils of Recounting Escape Stories

How the Railroad Operated

Toward a New Life in Canada

Eluding the Slave Patrols

Chapter 2 Necessary Deceptions

Chapter Preface

An Unusual Escape

A Secret Hiding Place

A Lie That Leads to Freedom

A Daring Disguise

Chapter 3 Peril and Punishment

Chapter Preface

A Failed Escape

Boston Protests the Return of Anthony Burns to Slavery

The Tragedy of Margaret Garner

Accused of Helping Runaway Slaves

An Angry Crowd Rescues a Captive Fugitive Slave

Chapter 4 Conductors and Friends

Chapter Preface

A Friend of the Slaves

The Underground Railroad in the Midwest

Making the Case for Freedom

The Trial of a Quaker Hero

Chapter 5 Obstacles to Freedom

Chapter Preface

The Fugitive Slave Act

The Fugitive Slave Act Is Just

A Fugitive Seems to Recant

The Abduction of a Free Black Man

Chronology

For Further Research

Historical Studies

Primary Sources

Websites

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Runaway Slaves Research Article from History Firsthand

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