19s slavery antislavery and the underground railroad 3a
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SLAVERY, ANTISLAVERY AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
PETER A. BUNTEN
MID-HUDSON ANTISLAVERY HISTORY PROJECT
Slavery, Antislavery and the Underground Railroad
Peter A. BuntenMid-Hudson Antislavery History Project
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WEEK THREE
•Runaways and Railroads
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN THEHUDSON VALLEY
PEOPLE
PATHS
PROBLEMS
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND HIS FLIGHT TO FREEDOM
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THE UGRR CHALLENGE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY
•Evidence
•Routes
•Numbers
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OPPOSITION IN THE VALLEY
• Anti-slavery meetings broken up
• Harassment of speakers
• Opposition to voting rights for free Black men
• Society for the Apprehending of Slaves
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JOHN QUITMAN
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QUITMAN HOUSE, RHINEBECK
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STATIONS ON THE HUDSON RIVER FREEDOM TRAIL
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UGRR SITES AND QUAKER TRAIL TO FREEDOM1 - Tarrytown AME Zion Church 6 - Sand Lake Baptist Church
2 - John Sands House (Peekskill) 7 - Stephen-Harriet Myers House
3 - Baxtertown African-American Community
8 - Liberty Street Baptist Church
4 - Nine Partners Meeting House (Quaker)
9 - Garrett Van Hoosen Homestead
5 - Guinea Free Black Community
10 - Fugitive Black Community (Hurley)
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ROLAND AND RACHEL ROBINSON
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WEST OF THE HUDSON
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RUNAWAYS TO FREEDOM
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THE UNDERGROUNDBEFORE THE RAILROAD
•Colonial America
•New York and the Hudson Valley
•Runaway Slave Advertisements
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FORMS OF RESISTANCE
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TYPES OF SKILLED TRADES IN NEW YORK
• Smithing [black, tin]
• Boat piloting
•Managing farms and trade goods, e.g, weighing, measuring, inspecting,
• Shoemaker
• Carpentry
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FORTY DOLLARS REWARD
RAN AWAY on the 29th of July, 1802, a Mullatto girl named Mary. (the reason of her being now advertised is that I have heard of her being at the Nine Partners.) Whoever will take up said girl and commit her to New-York jaol, or restore her to the owner, shall receive the sum of Forty-Dollars and all reasonable expenses. All persons are her-by strictly forbad to harbour or employ either of the above runaways, under the most severe penalty the law can inflict.
ANN B. LONG.Wappings Creek, August 27, 1806
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TWO RUNAWAYS:CUFF AND MOLL
WHAT CAN
WE LEARN?
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MOLL OF DUTCHESS COUNTY
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN away from the subscriber, on the 30th ult. a Negro Girl, named MOLL,
about 18 years old, middle sized, strong built, and very black. Whoever will
take up said girl, and return here to the subscriber, or secure her in any goal,
and give information thereof to the subscriber, shall receive the above
reward, but no charges. All persons are forbid harbouring or employing her,
on penalty of the law. JEREMIAH SHERRELL, Jun. Stanford, June 12, 1811.The Political Barometer, June 19, 1806
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CUFF OF DUTCHESS COUNTY
RUN-away on Saturday Night the 23 Inst. From Jurry Emigh, of Beekmans’ Precinct, in Dutchess
County, a Negro Man named CUFF, abut 5 feet high, pretty well set, and is middling black,
speaks tolerable good English, and generally wore his Hair (or Wool) tied behind: Had with him
when he went away, a light coloured Broadcloth Coat, somewhat on the short Fashion, and
pretty old ; a dark blue figur’d Everlasting Jacket with red Lining, and a light colour’d Thickset
Breeches, a Pair of Tow Linen Trowsers, and perhaps some other Cloathing unknown. There is
a Supposition that he hath a Pass to travel. Whoever takes up said Negro, and brings him to his
said Master, shall have Forty Shillings Reward, and all reasonable Charges paid, by me Jurry
Emigh.The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury. October 23, 1769
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WHITHER THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD?
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STEAMBOATS ON THE HUDSON
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NEXT WEEK …
•Legacy and Sing-a-long