Nathans, Sydney.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2012.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Prologue: a secret striving — Reluctant runaway — Sanctuary — In the midst of friends — Never reject the claims of the fugitive — The rescue plot — A spirit like a dove — A season of silence — A case of heart breaking distress — If they die for their freedom, amen — The welfare of her race — To part no more — Epilogue: Their works do follow them.

Subjects:

• Walker, Mary, d. 1872.
• Walker, Mary, d. 1872 — Family.
• Fugitive slaves — Northeastern States — Biography.
• Women slaves — North Carolina — Orange County — Biography.
• African American women — Massachusetts — Cambridge — Biography.
• Family reunions — Massachusetts — Cambridge — History — 19th century.
• Cambridge (Mass.) — Biography.
• Orange County (N.C.) — Biography.

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