The UGRR did not end in Ohio because of the Fugitive Slave laws, the proslavery administrations of every president from Jefferson to Lincoln except, perhaps, John Quincy Adams, and a Supreme Court that was dominate by proslavery justices Before 1862 the only the Queen of England could guarantee freedom for fugitive slaves. ---- Paul Finkelman President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law Albany Law School 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 518-445-3386 (p) 518-445-3363 (f) [log in to unmask] www.paulfinkelman.com ________________________________ From: Eric Richardson <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Virginia Emancipations Craig, A Public History source/venue (Underground Railroad museum in Cincinnati) displayed several of the antebellum mid-western Black Codes that required removal of any person of African descent within a very short time period, as short as 24 hours like Georgia required for free persons of color entering that state. The museum's argument was that the Underground Railroad did not end in Ohio & elsewhere but continued to Canada as the actual safe refuge, not the "free States." Not sure if it is ancedotal proof or disproof but Sally Hemmings' son, Peter, changed his name to Jefferson in Ohio, moved to Wisconsin, and "passed" as white there. Not sure if the stop in Ohio was longer than the Black Code allowed but he left VA after Jefferson emancipated him. Eric On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Rondina, Gee, I would have never thought of that idea. That is why we have > disussion board, to find out if anyone else knows of a work on this topic. > If not, maybe I'll do it, Naturally, the first step is to ask if anyone > else has looked into this issue. Apparently they have not. > > Craig > > P.S. Wills are not derivative sources and cannot be called biased. They > say what they say at the time they were written. > > On May 17, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Rondina Muncy wrote: > > > Craig, > > > > I did misunderstand your question, however, I will suggest studying the > > statutes of the free states. In other words, go to the original source > > first before reading a derivative that may contain a bias. > > > > Rondina > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > -- Eric J. Richardson Master's of Arts in History Master's of Arts Candidate in English North Carolina Central University Durham, NC 27707 [log in to unmask] (336) 202-7341 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html