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Published to coincide with Black History Month and the opening of the new Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati, Fleeing for Freedom includes selected narratives from the two most important contemporary chroniclers of the Underground Railroad, Levi Coffin and William Still. Here are firsthand descriptions of the experiences of escaped slaves making their way to freedom in the North and in Canada in the years before the Civil War. George and Willene Hendrick have chosen a broad range of stories to reflect the strategies, tactics, heartbreak, and dangers—for both the slaves and the "conductors"—of the secret network. In their Introduction, they provide basic information about the scope and workings of the Underground Railroad and its impact on slaves, slaveholders, and the Northern abolitionist societies that were so heavily involved. Fleeing for Freedom offers gripping personal accounts of one of the great collaborations between whites and blacks in American history. With 15 black-and-white engravings and line drawings.
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Trong Nguyen
reviewed Fleeing For Freedom on December 01, 2008
Fleeing For Freedom
The introduction was painful to read. Seriously. An almost quote from one of the paragraphs: "They hung out in abolitionist circles. They read abolitionist newspapers. Abolitionism was very important to them." Wow. Could you insult my intelligence as a reader again, please?
The introduction is good, though, as a brief sum-up of Levi Coffin and William Still's lives. The stories later on, though, stand on their own, so you can skip the intro if you'd like (and I think you'd like).
The one real thing I gained from the intro is the fact that Rev. John Rankin's writings were boring. I read Beyond the River (which they praise in Fleeing for Freedom) and loved it. So I just assumed that Rankin's writings would be as interesting as Beyond the River was. But apparently not. And that was an interesting tidbit.
Levi's writings were fun and engaging. Fascinating stories and fascinating history.
William Still, however, didn't capture my imagination the same way. I disliked his writing style and actually didn't even finish his section. So all 3 of those stars are for Levi Coffin. In fact, I'd give his section 5 stars, and the other 2 sections (intro and Still's) drag the whole book down to 3 stars overall.
I might check out Levi Coffin's Reminiscences. It is over 700 pages long, though. Guess I better pull out my die-hard UGRR fanaticism for that one.
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