[PDF.89cl] Fighting Slavery in Chicago: Abolitionists, the Law of Slavery and Lincoln

Fighting Slavery in Chicago: Abolitionists, the Law of Slavery and Lincoln

[PDF.je37] Fighting Slavery in Chicago: Abolitionists, the Law of Slavery and Lincoln

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 | #3987085 in Books |  Ampersand, Inc. |  2009-01-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  11.02 x.45 x8.27l,1.08 | File type: PDF | 212 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A great piece of history - a "page turner"|By Peter L. Baumbusch|When I ordered this book, I didn't know what to expect. I knew the author (who has a distinguished career as a Chicago lawyer), and I wanted to see what he had created. I was blown away. Indeed, I found myself pushing forward to each next page with curiousity and excitement. While we all know the results of th| |"Campbell masterfully reveals a resourceful circle of activists who made Chicago their base. This group influenced Lincoln, but the courage of Charles Volney Dyer and other Chicago abolitionists stands on its own as a proud chapter in the struggle against slav

Charles Volney Dyer came to Chicago in 1835 as physician to the garrison at Fort Dearborn. Outraged at the assassination of abolitionist editor, Elijah Lovejoy, in Alton, Illinois, he rallied Chicgoans to form the Chicago Chapter of the Anti-Slavery Society. With them, he operated the Illinois Station of the Underground Railroad, freeing over 1000 slaves. Tracing Dyer's activities from 1835-1865, Campbell sweeps in the many players and steps in the fight against slavery....

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