Fugitive slaves fleeing from Maryland to Delaware by way of the 'Underground Railroad', 1850-1851.

Fugitive slaves fleeing from Maryland to Delaware by way of the 'Underground Railroad', 1850-1851. The Underground Railroad was a secret organisation set up in the northern United States in defiance of the Fugitive Slave Acts to help slaves who had escaped from their owners. An estimated 40,000-100,000 slaves made use of the system between 1830 and 1860. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Fugitive slaves fleeing from Maryland to Delaware by way of the 'Underground Railroad', 1850-1851. The Underground Railroad was a secret organisation set up in the northern United States in defiance of the Fugitive Slave Acts to help slaves who had escaped from their owners. An estimated 40,000-100,000 slaves made use of the system between 1830 and 1860. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Fugitive slaves fleeing from Maryland to Delaware by way of the 'Underground Railroad', 1850-1851.
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Print Collector / Contributor
Editorial #:
463896521
Collection:
Hulton Archive
Date created:
January 01, 1851
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Hulton Archive
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390003914
Object name:
1157125
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