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Contents List of Figures vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 part i: free black communities 19 1. Rocky Fork, Illinois: Oral Tradition as Memory 21 2. Miller Grove, Illinois: Linking a Free Black Community to the Underground Railroad 43 3. Lick Creek, Indiana: A Quaker Connection 57 4. Poke Patch, Ohio: A Different Route 71 part ii: geographies of resistance 85 5. The Geography of Resistance 87 6. Rethinking African American Migration 103 part iii: family, faith, and fraternity 125 7. Family, Church, Community: Pillars of the Black Underground Railroad Movement 127 8. Faith and Fraternity 145 9. Destination Freedom 156 Appendix: Ministers Chart 163 Notes 167 Bibliography 191 Index 219 ...

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