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03952aam a2200553 i 4500 001 C400696CA5B811ECBC4A196C2DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220317010139 008 210717t20212021enkab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021024803 020 $a 1108798454 020 $a 9781108798457 020 $a 1108491545 020 $a 9781108491549 035 $a (OCoLC)1201659875 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d TOH $d VIC $d UPZ $d YDX $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E451 $b .A188 2021 082 00 $a 973.7/115 $2 23 084 $a HIS056000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Abbott, Elena K., $e author. 245 10 $a Beacons of liberty : $b international free soil and the fight for racial justice in antebellum America / $c Elena K. Abbott. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2021. 300 $a vii, 328 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Reform and relocation : West Africa and Haiti in the early republic -- Exit and expansion : the search for legal equality in a time of crisis -- Departure and debate : free Black emigration to Canada and Mexico -- Assessing abolition : investigating the results of British emancipation -- Reputations and expectations : assessing migrant life in upper Canada -- Escape and escalation : self-emancipation and the geopolitics of freedom -- Free soil, fiction, and the Fugitive Slave Act -- Emigration and enmity : the meaning of free soil in a nation divided. 520 $a Before the Civil War, free African Americans and fugitive slaves crossed international borders to places like Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean in search of freedom and equality. Beacons of Liberty tells the story of how these bold migrants catalyzed contentious debates over citizenship, racial justice, and national character in the United States. Blending fresh historical analysis with incredible stories of escape and rebellion, Elena K. Abbott shows how the shifting geography of slavery and freedom beyond US borders helped shape the hopes and expectations of black radicals, white politicians, and fiery reformers engaged in the American anti-slavery movement. Featuring perspectives from activists and risk-takers like Mary Ann Shadd, Martin Delany, and James C. Brown, Beacons of Liberty illuminates the critical role that international free soil played in the long and arduous fight for emancipation and racial justice in the United States. 610 10 $a United States. $t Fugitive slave law (1850) 650 0 $a Fugitive slave communities $z Foreign countries $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Fugitive slaves $z Foreign countries $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Free African Americans $z Foreign countries $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a African Americans $z Foreign countries $x Social conditions $y 19th century. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Legal status, laws, etc. 650 0 $a Antislavery movements $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x History $y 19th century. 650 7 $a HISTORY / African American & Black. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Abolitionists. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00794478 650 7 $a African American abolitionists. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00798994 650 7 $a Antislavery movements. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810800 650 7 $a Race relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01086509 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1800-1899 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Abbott, Elena K. $t Beacons of liberty $d Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 $z 9781108863681 $w (DLC) 2021024804 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117021748.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C400696CA5B811ECBC4A196C2DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search