Onward to Chicago by Larry A. Mcclellan PAPERBACK 9780809339259

Onward to Chicago\nby Larry A. Mcclellan\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Larry A. Mcclellan\nTitle: Onward to Chicago\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Social groups, communities and identities\nPublisher: MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni\nPublication year: 2023\nISBN-13: 9780809339259\nISBN-10: 0809339250\nRRP: \u00A323.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nWhile traditional histories of the Underground Railroad in Illinois start in 1839, and focus largely on the romanticized tales of white men, Larry McClellan reframes the story, not only introducing readers to earlier freedom seekers, but also illustrating that those who bravely aided them were Black and white, men and women.\n\nWhile traditional histories of the Underground Railroad in Illinois start in 1839, and focus largely.