The mayor and police of Norfolk searching Captain Fountain's schooner; Twenty-eight fugitives were concealed in this vessel.
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Tags
underground railroad
antislavery movements
united states
fugitive slaves
police
cargo ships
searching
illustrations
schomburg center for research in black culture manuscripts archives and rare books division
the underground railroad a record of facts authentic narratives letters c narrating the hardships hair breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom
captain fountain s schooner
twenty eight fugitives
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law enforcement
new york public library
Date
1872 - 1872
Source
New York Public Library
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