Escape on the Pearl
Washington (d.c.), history
Underground Railroad
Fugitive slaves
Antislavery movements
Slavery
Political aspects
Nonfiction
Biography
History
On the evening of April 15, 1848, nearly eighty enslaved Americans attempted one of history's most audacious escapes. Setting sail from Washington, D.C., on a schooner named the Pearl, the fugitives began a daring 225-mile journey to freedom in the North—and put in motion a furiously fought battle o…
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