Title

	From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad /
Author	Tobin, Jacqueline, 1950-
Call Number	973.7115 TOB
Publisher	New York : Doubleday,
Subject	Underground railroad -- Ontario.
	Underground railroad -- Michigan -- Detroit Region.
	Fugitive slaves -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century.
	Fugitive slaves -- Michigan -- Detroit Region -- History -- 19th century.
	Slaves -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century.
	Slaves -- Michigan -- Detroit Region -- History -- 19th century.
	African Americans -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century.
	Blacks -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century.
	Land settlement -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century.
	Ontario -- History -- 19th century.
	Detroit Region (Mich.) -- History -- 19th century.
Title Statement	From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad / Jacqueline Tobin with Hettie Jones.
Edition	1st ed.
Description	xi, 272 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents	"One more river to cross" -- Freedom's new direction -- Wilberforce -- Dawn and "Uncle Tom" -- Chatham -- Mary Ann Shadd and the Provincial Freeman -- Henry Bibb -- The Elgin Settlement and the Buxton Mission -- Niagara region -- Detroit frontier -- The Civil War and reconstruction years.
Notes	Maps on lining papers.
Summary	The Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom for many slaves, but it was rife with dangers. While there were dedicated conductors and safe houses, there were also arduous nights in the mountains and days in threatening towns. For those who made it to Midnight, the code name given to Detroit, the Detroit River became their Jordan. And Canada became the Promised Land where they could live freely in black settlements, one known as Dawn, under the protection of British law. This book presents the men and women who established the Railroad and the people who traveled it. Some are well known, like Harriet Tubman and John Brown, but there are equally heroic, less familiar figures here as well. The book evokes the turmoil and controversies of the time, including the furor over Uncle Tom's Cabin, congressional confrontations in Washington, and fierce disputes among black settlers in Canada.--From publisher description.
Bibliography Note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and index.
Contributors	Jones, Hettie.
ISBN	038551431X
	9780385514316
LCCN	2006046304
Hold Requests	0
Bib No.	1076918

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From Midnight to Dawn : the last tracks of the underground railroad /