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Foner, Eric, 1943-

Gateway to freedom : the hidden history of the underground railroad / Eric Foner. - First edition. - New York W.W. Norton 2015 - xiii, 301p.; 25cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: rethinking the underground railroad -- Slavery and freedom in New York -- The New York Vigilance Committee -- A patchwork system: the underground railroad in the 1840s -- The Fugitive Slave Law and the crisis of the Black community -- The metropolitan corridor -- The record of fugitives -- The end of the underground railroad.

ISBN: 9780393244076 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2014036993

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Underground railroad.
Fugitive slaves--History--United States--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.

LC Class. No.: E450 / .F66 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 973.7/115