| The Underground Railroad in Floyd County, Indiana Contributor(s): Peters, Pamela R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786410701 ISBN-13: 9780786410705 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: Floyd County, Indiana, and its county seat, New Albany, are located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville was a major slave-trade center, and Indiana was a free state. Many slaves fled to Floyd County via the Underground Railroad, but their fight for freedom did not end once they reached Indiana. Sufficient information on slaves coming to and through this important area may be found in court records, newspaper stories, oral history accounts, and other materials that a full and fascinating history is possible, one detailing the struggles that runaway slaves faced in Floyd County, such as local, state, and federal laws working together to keep them from advancing socially, politically, and economically. This work also discusses the attitudes, people, and places that help in explaining the successes and heartaches of escaping slaves in Floyd County. Included are a number of fre |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 977.219 |
| LCCN: 2001031291 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 7.03" W x 9.87" (0.86 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Indiana - Cultural Region - Midwest - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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| Publisher Description: Floyd County, Indiana, and its county seat, New Albany, are located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville was a major slave-trade center, and Indiana was a free state. Many slaves fled to Floyd County via the Underground Railroad, but their fight for freedom did not end once they reached Indiana. Sufficient information on slaves coming to and through this important area may be found in court records, newspaper stories, oral history accounts, and other materials that a full and fascinating history is possible, one detailing the struggles that runaway slaves faced in Floyd County, such as local, state, and federal laws working together to keep them from advancing socially, politically, and economically. This work also discusses the attitudes, people, and places that help in explaining the successes and heartaches of escaping slaves in Floyd County. Included are a number of freedom and manumission papers, which provided court certification of the freedom of former slaves. |