Onward to Chicago : freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in northeastern Illinois / Larry A McClellan.

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2023]

©2023

xii, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

"Barefoot to Chicago charts the evolution of the northeastern Illinois freedom network and shows how, despite its small Black community, Chicago emerged as a point of refuge. While traditional histories of the Underground Railroad in Illinois start in 1839, and focus largely on the romanticized tales of white men, Larry A. McClellan reframes the story, not only introducing readers to earlier freedom seekers, but also illustrating that those who bravely aided them were Black and white, men and women"-- Provided by publisher.

Freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in northeastern Illinois

Online version: McClellan, Larry A. Onward to Chicago Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2023]

English

October 18, 2023

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-274) and index.