Journey to freedom : uncovering the Grayson sisters' escape from Nebraska Territory /

Journey to freedom : uncovering the Grayson sisters' escape from Nebraska Territory /

"Journey to Freedom provides the first detailed history of Black enslavement in Nebraska Territory and the escape of two enslaved Black women-Celia and Eliza Grayson-from Nebraska City in 1858 to debate whether slavery could exist in the West, and whether popular sovereignty truly worked"-...

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Main Author: Blankenau, Gail Shaffer (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Grayson, Celia, > 1836-
Grayson, Eliza, > 1838-
Fugitive slaves > Nebraska > Biography.
Slavery > Nebraska > History.
African American women > Nebraska > Biography.
Escapes > Nebraska > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Iowa > History > 19th century.
Sisters > Nebraska > Biography.
Nebraska City (Neb.) > Biography.
Grayson County (Va.) > Biography.
Biographies
History
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