The Underground Railroad and the Geography of Violence in Antebellum America by

Description: The Underground Railroad and the Geography of Violence in Antebellum America by Robert H. Churchill The story of fugitives from enslavement and their travels on the Underground Railroad is a story of violence. This book tells the story of violent encounters between slave catchers, fugitives, Underground activists, and Northern communities and how these encounters contributed to sectional alienation and the coming of the Civil War. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As runaway slaves fled from the South to escape bondage, slave catchers followed in their wake. The arrival of fugitives and slave catchers in the North set off violent confrontations that left participants and local residents enraged and embittered. Historian Robert H. Churchill places the Underground Railroad in the context of a geography of violence, a shifting landscape in which clashing norms of violence shaped the activities of slave catchers and the fugitives and abolitionists who defied them. Churchill maps four distinct cultures of violence: one that prevailed in the South and three more in separate regions of the North: the Borderland, the Contested Region, and the Free Soil Region. Slave catchers who followed fugitives into the North brought with them a Southern culture of violence that sanctioned white brutality as a means of enforcing racial hierarchy and upholding masculine honor, but their arrival triggered vastly different violent reactions in the three regions of the North. Underground activists adapted their operations to these distinct cultures of violence, and the cultural collisions between slave catchers and local communities transformed Northern attitudes, contributing to the collapse of the Fugitive Slave Act and the coming of the Civil War. Author Biography Robert H. Churchill is Associate Professor of History at the University of Hartford. He is the author of Shaking their Guns in the Tyrants Face: Libertarian Political Violence and the Origins of the Militia Movement (2009). Table of Contents Part I. Origins to 1838: 1. Refugees all: the origins of the Underground Railroad; Part II. 1838–1850: 2. Under siege: borderland activists confront the violence of mastery; 3. Bondage and dignity: accommodation and collision in the contested region; 4. Free soil: Prigg, Latimer, and open resistance in the upper north; Part III. 1850–1860: 5. Law and degradation: lethal violence and beleaguered resistance in the borderland; 6. Above ground: open defiance and the limits of free soil; 7. The end of toleration: the collapse of the Fugitive Slave Act in the contested region; Epilogue: cultures of violence, secession, and war; Appendix: fugitive slave rescues, 1794–1861. Review Churchills portrayal of the ways in which the distinctively Southern culture of violence alienated Northern communities subject to invasion by slave catchers is exceptionally acute. Churchill has made a lasting contribution to the history of the complex phenomenon that was the Underground Railroad, the nations first civil rights movement. Fergus Bordewich, author of Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of AmericaOriginal, thoroughly and comprehensively researched, well written, and tightly argued. Steven Lubet, author of The Colored Hero of Harpers FerryA significant contribution to the literature on the Underground Railroad. Graham Hodges, George Dorland Langdon, Jr Professor of History and Africana and Latin American Studies, Colgate University, New YorkUsing court records, print media, and memoirs, Churchill depicts the pervasive nature of the violence that defined the relationship between fugitive slaves, bounty hunters, abolitionists, and the great many Northerners who wished no association with the culture of slavery. S. L. Smith, ChoiceConsidered together with the hundreds of individual stories of African American migrants and their interracial associates, this rich travel narrative framed by violence, intrigue, and self-determination enriches our understanding of the antebellum period. Timothy Fritz, The Portolan… excellent analysis … the book demonstrates that the movement operated within a diverse geography of violence, which shaped the responses of northern whites. The Underground Railroaddraws insightful connections between geographically disparate regions through the lens of cultural violence. Oran Patrick Kennedy, American Nineteenth Century History Promotional A new interpretation of the Underground Railroad that places violence at the center of the story. Review Quote Churchills portrayal of the ways in which the distinctively Southern culture of violence alienated Northern communities subject to invasion by slave catchers is exceptionally acute. Churchill has made a lasting contribution to the history of the complex phenomenon that was the Underground Railroad, the nations first civil rights movement. Fergus Bordewich, author of Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America Promotional "Headline" A new interpretation of the Underground Railroad that places violence at the center of the story. Description for Bookstore The story of fugitives from enslavement and their travels on the Underground Railroad is a story of violence. This book tells the story of violent encounters between slave catchers, fugitives, Underground activists, and Northern communities and how these encounters contributed to sectional alienation and the coming of the Civil War. Description for Library The story of fugitives from enslavement and their travels on the Underground Railroad is a story of violence. This book tells the story of violent encounters between slave catchers, fugitives, Underground activists, and Northern communities and how these encounters contributed to sectional alienation and the coming of the Civil War. Details ISBN1108733468 Author Robert H. Churchill Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2020 ISBN-10 1108733468 ISBN-13 9781108733465 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 973.7115 Affiliation University of Hartford, Connecticut Pages 236 Publication Date 2020-01-02 Language English UK Release Date 2020-01-02 AU Release Date 2020-01-02 NZ Release Date 2020-01-02 Alternative 9781108489126 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Tables, black and white; 11 Maps Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:149350697;

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