Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-158) and index.
Contents:
Running South : artifacts from Fort Mose -- Land of the free : History on a ship's log -- A more perfect Union : learning from the law -- Running : The WPA slave narratives -- Steal away : the enslaved speak through spirituals -- I will be heard : archaeology meets an oral tradition -- midnight seekers after liberty : anecdotes and memories uncover the past -- The last stop : outrunning the fugitive slave laws -- A mystery : when history keeps a secret -- The search continues.
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