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The Underground Railroad in DeKalb County, Illinois (Paperback)
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The Underground Railroad in DeKalb County, Illinois (Paperback)
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This book is about previously unidentified people who became
Abolitionists involved in the antislavery movement from about 1840
to 1860. Although arrests were made in surrounding counties, not
one person was prosecuted for aiding a fugitive slave in DeKalb
County. First, the area Congregational, Universalist, Presbyterian
and Wesleyan Methodist churches all had compelling antislavery
beliefs. Church members, county elected officials, and the
Underground Railroad conductors and stationmasters were all one and
the same. Additionally, DeKalb County had the highest concentration
of subscriptions to the Chicago-based Western Citizen antislavery
newspaper. It was an accepted local activity to help escaped
slaves. An addendum to the book includes evidence and personal
information for over 600 men and women, plus their families, who
defied the prevailing Fugitive Slave Law, and helped the
antislavery movement in this one Northern Illinois county. This
book documents their strong religious motivations and chronicles
their moves to seek political redress. Unique photos and
illustrations add interest to the compelling story.
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