John J. Dunphy

A concise, well-written, well-researched account of slavery issues in the free state area opposite pro-slavery Missouri. There was a pro-slavery element, as the author explains, but also a strong anti-slavery element, and certainly an activepro-Union population when war came. Discusses Abolition, free press martyr Lovejoy, Brooklyn (established by free African-Americans), various anti-slavery figures, the Alton Confederate prison, the pro-Southern Copperheads, the very active Underground Railroad, and more. With photos and references. Highly recommended.… (mehr)