Google Books previews are unavailable because you have chosen to turn off third party cookies for enhanced content. Visit our cookies page to review your cookie settings.
The Gospel of Freedom (Paperback)
Black Evangelicals and the Underground Railroad
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Pages: 306
Illustrations: 6 maps, 4 tables, 12 b&w illustrations
ISBN: 9781985901513
Published: 29th October 2024
Script Academic & Professional
Pages: 306
Illustrations: 6 maps, 4 tables, 12 b&w illustrations
ISBN: 9781985901513
Published: 29th October 2024
Script Academic & Professional
Usually available in 6-8 weeks.
You'll be £27.00 closer to your next £10.00 credit when you purchase The Gospel of Freedom. What's this?
+£4.99 UK Delivery or free UK delivery if order is over £40
(click here for international delivery rates)
Need a currency converter? Check XE.com for live rates
(click here for international delivery rates)
Need a currency converter? Check XE.com for live rates
Wilbur H. Siebert published his landmark study of the Underground Railroad in 1898, revealing a secret system of assisted slave escapes. Siebert's research relied on the accounts of northern white male abolitionists, and while useful in understanding the northern boundaries of the journey, his work omits the complicated narrative of assistance below the Mason-Dixon Line. In The Gospel of Freedom: Black Evangelicals and the Underground Railroad, author Alicestyne Turley positions Kentucky as a crucial "pass through" territory and addresses the important contributions of antislavery southerners who formed organized networks to assist those who were enslaved in the Deep South. Drawing on family history and lore as well as a large range of primary sources, Turley shows how free and enslaved African Americans developed successful systems to help those enslaved below the Mason-Dixon Line. Illuminating the roles of these Black freedom fighters, Turley questions the validity of long-held conclusions based on Siebert's original work and suggests new areas of inquiry for further exploration. The Gospel of Freedom seeks to fill in the historical gaps and promote the lost voices of the Underground Railroad.
Other titles in University Press of Kentucky...