Bloody Dawn The Christiana Riot and Racial Violence in the Antebellum North |
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| Author:
| Slaughter, Thomas P. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-504634-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1994 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $143.59AUD $199.95 |
Book Description:
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The book describes a slave riot that occurred in Pennsylvania in 1849, which involved the attempt of white kidnappers to reclaim slaves who had run away from a slaveholder's farm. The riot was an event leading to the Civil War.
The book describes a slave riot that occurred in Pennsylvania in 1849, which involved the attempt of white kidnappers to reclaim slaves who had run away from a slaveholder's farm. The riot was an event leading to the Civil War.