Details

Subject(s)

• Antislavery movements—United States [Browse]
• Riots—Pennsylvania—Christiana [Browse]

Related name

Parker, William [Browse]

Notes

Relates the causes, events, and aftermath of the brief battle on September 11, 1851 in Christiana, Pa., between slave owners and escaped slaves led by William Parker. The narrative alternates with selections from Parker's autobiography, published in 1866, in which he describes his life as a run-away slave and the rebellion in particular.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.

ISBN

0517515768 :

LCCN

74077272

RCP

N - S

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