Escape to the City: Fugitive Slaves in the Antebellum Urban South, Muller*.

Escape to the City Fugitive Slaves in the Antebellum Urban South\nby Viola Franziska M\u00FCller\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Viola Franziska M\u00FCller\nTitle: Escape to the City Fugitive Slaves in the Antebellum Urban South\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ethnic studies\nPublisher: MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina\nPublication year: 2022\nISBN-13: 9781469671062\nISBN-10: 1469671069\nRRP: \u00A332.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nExamines runaways who camouflaged themselves among the free Black populations in Baltimore, Charleston, New Orleans, and Richmond. Viola Franziska Muller reveals how urbanization, work opportunities, and the interconnectedness of free and enslaved African Americans determined how successfully runaways could remain invisible to authorities.\n.