History of negro slavery in Illinois
by Norman Dwight Harris, Harris, Harris, Norman D. Harris
Part of Library of American civilization -- LAC 12841.
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How does shifting our perspective from the Southern plantation to a Northern, Midwestern state like Illinois challenge or expand your understanding of the geography of American slavery?
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