Street Diplomacy: The Politics Of Slavery And Freedom In Philadelphia, 1820–1850

Antebellum Philadelphia maintained a long tradition of both abolitionism and fugitive slave activity. Although Philadelphia's African Americans lived in a free state, they faced constant threats to their personal safety and freedom from enslavers and slave catchers. The conflicts that arose over fugitive slave removals and the kidnapping of free African Americans forced Philadelphians to confront the politics of slavery that sought to protect enslavers' property rights across the Union--

• | Author: Elliott Drago
• | Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1421444534
• | ISBN-13: 9781421444536