University Archives

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 12, 1852

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer briefly relates the story of a female fugitive slave who escaped slavery by dressing as a man.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; Slavery--women; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: Canada; female; fugitive; Galena; Illinois; Mississippi; refugee; women

People: Fountain, Malinda; Orn, Richard Evan

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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