E B Crocker And The South Bend Fugitive Slave Case

Download or read book E. B. Crocker and the South Bend Fugitive Slave Case written by Kevin Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Crocker family is well known in Sacramento history. Charles Crocker was the construction boss of the Central Pacific Railroad, and one of the "Big Four." Margaret Crocker gave us the Crocker Art Museum. Less known is E.B. Crocker, Charles's brother and Margaret's husband. He contributed much to Sacramento, but was also a leading figure in the anti-slavery movement before he reached Sacramento. Here is the story of the courageous man who risked his life to end slavery.