Runaway Slaves
Flucht
Slave insurrections
Southern states, history
Südstaaten
Esclavage
Fugitive slaves
Slavery, united states, history
State & Local
Slavery
Geschichte
New York Times reviewed
History
In this book, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger demonstrate that, contrary to popular belief, significant numbers of slaves did in fact frequently rebel against their masters and struggle to attain their freedom. By surveying a wealth of documents, such as planters' records, petitions to cou…
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