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The price of freedom : how one town stood up to slavery
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The price of freedom : how one town stood up to slavery
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Tells of the 1856 Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, a defining moment in the abolitionist movement, when townspeople from Oberlin, Ohio, freed captured fugitive slave John Price from U.S. marshals, and eventually spirited him to freedom in Canada.
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Title
The price of freedom : how one town stood up to slavery
Call No
973.7 FRA
Digital Link
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Authors
Fradin, Judith Bloom
Fradin, Dennis B.
Velasquez, Eric
Subjects
Price, John, b. 1836? sears
Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, 1858.
Underground railroad--Ohio--History.
Fugitive slaves--Ohio--History--19th century.
Society of Friends--Ohio--History--19th century.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader®
Quiz Number: 156065.
Interest Level: MG
Reading Level: 5.7
Points: 0.5
Lexile
Codes: 940
Published
New York : Walker Books for Young Readers, 2013.
Publication Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ;
ISBN
9780802721662
LCCN
2012015781
Target Audience
2-5
Dimensions
29 cm.