The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide

Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh, revealing look at the efforts of hundreds of dedicated persons—white and black, men and women, from all walks of life—to help slave fugitives find freedom in the decades leading up to the Civil War.• Original documents, from key legislation like The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 to first-person narratives of escaping slaves• Biographical sketches of key figures involved in the Underground Railroad, including Levi Coffin, William Lloyd Garrison, Robert Purvis, and Mary Ann Shadd

About the Author

Kerry Walters is the William Bittinger Professor of Philosophy and professor of peace and justice studies at Gettysburg College, PA. Walters is the author or editor of over 20 books, including Benjamin Franklin and His Gods , Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels , and a critical edition of Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason .