{"product_id":"the-underground-railroad-in-michigan-9780786499571","title":"The Underground Railroad in Michigan","description":"\u003cp\u003e Though living far north of the Mason-Dixon line, many mid-nineteenth-century citizens of Michigan rose up to protest the moral offense of slavery; they published an abolitionist newspaper and founded an anti-slavery society, as well as a campaign for emancipation. By the 1840s, a prominent abolitionist from Illinois had crossed the state line to Michigan, establishing new stations on the Underground Railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is the first comprehensive exploration of abolitionism and the network of escape from slavery in the state. First-person accounts are interwoven with an expansive historical overview of national events to offer a fresh examination of Michigan's critical role in the movement to end American slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol E. Mull\u003c\/b\u003e is a historic preservationist and Underground Railroad scholar. She was the recipient of the Eastern Michigan University 2012 Alumna Achievement Award and \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e 2012 Prize for the Advancement of Knowledge. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358970970386,"sku":"9780786499571","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8aece36-ff32-415b-815a-784ef3812a65.jpg?v=1749575664","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-underground-railroad-in-michigan-9780786499571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}