Street Diplomacy
| Author | : Elliott Drago |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 2022-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781421444536 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1421444534 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (534 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Street Diplomacy by : Elliott Drago
Download or read book Street Diplomacy written by Elliott Drago and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Antebellum Philadelphia maintained a long tradition of both abolitionism and fugitive slave activity. Although Philadelphia's African Americans lived in a free state, they faced constant threats to their personal safety and freedom from enslavers and slave catchers. The conflicts that arose over fugitive slave removals and the kidnapping of free African Americans forced Philadelphians to confront the politics of slavery that sought to protect enslavers' property rights across the Union"--
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