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African Americans Biography Child slaves United States Biography Free African Americans Legal status, laws, etc History 19th century Fugitive slaves New York (State) New York History 19th century Fugitive slaves United States Biography Kidnapping victims United States Biography Ruggles, David 1810-1849 Slave trade United States History 19th century Slavery United States History 19th century United States Race relations History 19th centuryWells, Jonathan Daniel
Summary: "Although slavery was outlawed in the northern states in 1827, the illegal slave trade continued in the one place modern readers would least expect, the streets and ports of America's great northern metropolis: New York City. In 'The Kidnapping Club,' historian Jonathan Daniel Wells takes readers to a rapidly changing city rife with contradiction, where social hierarchy clashed with a rising...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bold Type Books 2020
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Summary: "A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South -- and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years A Slave and Never Caught"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 37 INK, Simon & Schuster 2019