Street Diplomacy - The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 18201850

"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"--

About the author

Elliott Drago (PHILADELPHIA, PA) is an independent scholar.

Product details

• Authors: Elliott Drago
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781421444536
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-4453-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Political science and theory, Slavery and abolition of slavery, HISTORY / African American & Black