Biography Of An Antislavery City

After five years of research, Todd Mealy has provided a monographic perception of the Antislavery Movement. By focusing on the struggles between antislavery and proslavery residents of Harrisburg during the first half of the 19th century, Mealy shows that Pennsylvaniaas capital city was just as important in the movement against slavery as some of the larger, more documented cities like Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. Invaluable for its sources and sweeping account of a single city, this interpretation of antislavery provides a unique look at the partnership between white and black abolitionists, and how we survey the Underground Railroad all together.