Abstract
In the three decades leading up to the American Civil War, there existed a loose network of people who helped slaves escape from the southern states, where slaveholding was legal, to the relative freedom and safety of the northern states and Canada. Called the Underground Railroad, this network was comprised mainly of free black people and Quakers. This essay explores the evidence to determine if the Underground Railroad was present in the Upper Peninsula.
Class Standing
Senior
Department
History
Faculty Advisor
Alan Willis
Faculty Advisor Email
awillis@nmu.edu
Date
2019
Recommended Citation
Wros, Emily, "The Underground Railroad in the Upper Peninsula" (2019). Celebration of Student Scholarship. 1.
https://commons.nmu.edu/celebration_student_scholarship/1
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