Research Catalog

Title

Just over the line: Chester County and the underground railroad / William C. Kashatus ; foreword by Roland H. Woodward.

Author

Kashatus, William C., 1959-

Publication

West Chester, Pa. : Chester County Historical Society, 2002

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Details

Additional Authors

Chester County Historical Society (West Chester, Pa.)

Description

ix, 119 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Summary

Relates the exciting tales of the legendary Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania, an area on the front lines of the antebellum struggle over slavery and black freedom. Examines the spectrum of opinion among Quakers, the prominence of black activists, and the interracial cooperation essential to the Underground Railroad's success.

Subject

• Underground Railroad > Chester County
• Fugitive slaves > United States
• Antislavery movements > Pennsylvania
• Chester County (Pa.) > History > Exhibitions
• Chester County (Pa.) > Race relations > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs
• History

Note

• "This catalogue accompanies an exhibition held at Chester County Historical Society February 7, 2002 to December 31, 2002."-- T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Drawing the line -- Crossing the line -- Holding the line -- Pushing the line -- Stepping over the line -- Breaking the line.

ISBN

092970617X

OCLC

49212604

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library