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Nov, 2020 gateway to freedom by eric foner, 2015, w. Surprisingly, foner ignores the work of historian judith wellman, who has exhaustively explored the settlement of fugitives in presentday brooklyn. The hidden history of the underground railroad kindle edition by foner, eric. Gateway to freedom is a 2015 nonfiction book by the american author and historian eric foner. A panel discusses the true story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them. Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with rental or used book purchases. The hidden history of the underground railroad suggestions for me. New yorks dominant democratic party maintained close ties to the south, and some local officials were more than happy to cooperate in apprehending and returning fugitive. White and black, educated and illiterate, they were heroic figures in the ongoing struggle between slavery and freedom. This illuminating book is poorly served by its misleading subtitle. Jan 25, 2015 in gateway to freedom, the pulitzer prizewinning historian eric foner mines an archival source of comparable importance.
Historian eric foner recently won the american history book prize from the new york historical society for gateway to freedom, about the underground railroad. Gateway to freedom liberates the history of the underground railroad from the twin plagues of mythology and cynicism. Surname 1 your name instructor name course number date gateway to freedom. Nevertheless, in gateway to freedom, foner has made a valuable.
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The hidden history of the underground railroad by eric foner posted on 05222015 by rhapsodyinbooks once again the eminent historian eric foner has written a fascinating and important history that helps set the record straight about the period in america before, during, and after the civil war. This is the problem eric foner faced in writing gateway to freedom, his new history of the underground railroad. Gilder lehrman center director david blight sits down with eric foner to discuss his new book, gateway to freedom, about the underground railroad in new york. Gateway to freedom, by eric foner the new york times. The author, eric foner is a historian and has won the pulitzer prize, given each year some categories include literature and journalism and continues to influence our comprehension of american history. A conversation with eric foner about gateway to freedom. More than any other scholar, eric foner has influenced our understanding of americas history. What imageknowledge did you have of the underground railroad before reading this book. How has your view or image of fugitive slaves changed, if at all. The safe passage to canada is facilitated by freedmen, who were less well known, and abolitionists who were. But these notices inadvertently offered a record of abusive treatment. The big picture is here, along with telling details from previously untapped sources. Everyone has heard of the underground railroad, but eric foner s gateway to freedom shows us how little we really know about it.
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