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Description

1. 1 online resource (330 p., [20] p. of plates) : ill., maps.

Uniform title

1. To free a family (Online)

Alternative title

1. To free a family (Online)

Subject

1. Walker, Mary, -1872
2. Walker, Mary, -1872 > Family
3. Fugitive slaves > Northeastern States > Biography
4. Enslaved women > North Carolina > Orange County > Biography
5. African American women > Massachusetts > Cambridge > Biography
6. Family reunions > Massachusetts > Cambridge > History > 19th century
7. Cambridge (Mass.) > Biography
8. Orange County (N.C.) > Biography

Contents

1. Prologue: A Secret Striving -- Reluctant Runaway -- Sanctuary -- "In the Midst of Friends" -- "Never Reject the Claims of Fugitive" -- The Rescue Plot -- "A Spirit Like a Dove" -- A Season of Silence -- "A Case of Heart-Rending Distress" -- If They Die for Their Freedom, Amen -- "The Welfare of Her Race" -- "To Part No More" -- Epilogue: "Their Works Do Follow Them."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Nathans, Sydney.

Title

1. To free a family [electronic resource] : the journey of Mary Walker / Sydney Nathans.

Imprint

1. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2012.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2011023122