African Abolitionist T. J. Alexander on the Ohio and Indiana Underground Railroads
Author | : Paula D. Royster |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2023-01-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781793653482 |
ISBN-13 | : 1793653488 |
Rating | : 4/5 (488 Downloads) |
Download or read book African Abolitionist T. J. Alexander on the Ohio and Indiana Underground Railroads written by Paula D. Royster and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Thornton J. Alexander, who was a station manager and conductor on the Underground Railroad in Ohio and Indiana. The authors examine how his formative years into adulthood was spent in bondage until he was emancipated in 1816, and how he then purchased land in Ohio and Indiana to facilitate his clandestine emancipation work.