Passages to Freedom: The Underground Railroad in History and Memory - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1588341577 ISBN 13 : 9781588341570

Editeur : Smithsonian Inst Pr, 2004

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Few things have defined America as much as slavery. In the wake of emancipation the story of the Underground Railroad has become a seemingly irresistible part of American historical consciousness. This stirring drama is one Americans have needed to tell and retell and pass on to their children. But just how much of the Underground Railroad is real, how much legend and mythology, how much invention? Passages to Freedom sets out to answer this question and place it within the context of slavery, emancipation, and its aftermath.

Published on the occasion of the opening of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Passages to Freedom brings home the reality of slavery's destructiveness. This distinguished yet accessible volume offers a galvanizing look at how the brave journey out of slavery both haunts and inspires us today.

Biographie de l'auteur :

David W. Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University. His books include Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory and Frederick Douglass's Civil War.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Smithsonian Inst Pr
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1588341577
• ISBN 13: 9781588341570
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 337