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Book Review: Jonathan Walker books
This feature reviews two Walker books--one a biography by Al Oickle and the other Walker's own account of the incidents of 1844.
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Captain Jonathan Walker, Part 2
Captain Walker resumes his journey with seven fugitive slaves. They make it around the southern tip of Florida and are a half day to a day away from freedom. Will the small group make it?
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Walker: Trial and Branding
Walker was tried, convicted, pilloried, and branded. This article features the courtroom "drama" and the unusual punishment of branded.
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Captain Jonathan Walker, Part I
Meet Captain Jonathan Walker, the "man with the branded hand." This is part one of Walker's attempt to sail seven slaves to freedom in the Bahamas.
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Interview with Al Oickle, Walker Biographer
This is an interview I conducted with Alvin Oickle, Jonathan Walker biographer who wrote "Jonathan Walker: The Man With the Branded Hand."
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The Milton House: Wisconsin Station on the Underground Railroad
A look at the history and legends of the Wisconsin "station," the Milton House in Milton, Wisconsin. This historic home is open for tours where the visitor can learn more about the slaves' "flight to freedom."
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What Was the Underground Railroad?
What exactly is the "Underground Railroad?" Well, it's not a subway or even a physical entity. It was a covert operation undertaken by Abolitionists in the fight against the "peculiar institution" of American slavery. This is the inaugural article on this topic.
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William Lloyd Garrison: The Liberator Roars
A look at the life of William Lloyd Garrison and his newspaper, the "Liberator." This controversial man was in the midst of a heated debate not only of slave emancipation but of what freed slaves could be in our country.
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