Pearl. An underground railroad
Description
The 54-ton schooner named the Pearl sailed into the history books on April 15, 1848 when 77 enslaved Americans attempted an escape to freedom. Mary Kay Ricks, author of Escape on the Pearl: The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad gives this stirring account of human resilience against the backdrop of oppression.
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26 min
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Date of Publication
2007
Database
Alexander Street
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