Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) wax seal scatter-shot style

scatter-shot style

describes what happened next

as he prepared to leave his home in Springfield

Based on the Best Selling Books by Mark Nesbitt

Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) wax seal scatter-shot styleMuch like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsylvania struggled with slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, although it was virtually extinct everywhere else within Pennsylvania. Gradually, antislavery views prevailed. The Appalachian Mountains and the Susquehanna River provided natural cover for fleeing slaves, causing an influx of travel along the Underground Railroad. Locals like William Wright and James