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The Road to Liberty: A station on the Underground Railroad

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Slavery

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Underground Railroad

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The Road to Liberty

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Title
The Road to Liberty: A station on the Underground Railroad
Additional title: Escaped adults and children being convened from boat to waiting coach
Collection

Slavery

Underground Railroad

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1800 - 1809 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Slavery
Topics
Slavery -- United States
Enslaved persons -- Social conditions
Slave trade -- United States
Underground Railroad
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: SC-CN-90-0604
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16104370
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 408938f0-c6f6-012f-e891-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1800: Created (Approximate)
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Road to Liberty" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1809. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e4b30fe-536e-0ad4-e040-e00a1806647c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Road to Liberty" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 22, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e4b30fe-536e-0ad4-e040-e00a1806647c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1809). The Road to Liberty Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e4b30fe-536e-0ad4-e040-e00a1806647c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Road to Liberty