Freedom Seekers

  • Freedom Seekers
    By Damian Alan Pargas

    Perhaps the most famous example was the North Carolina slave Harriet Jacobs, who after years of sexual abuse by her master felt compelled to go into hiding in her free grandmother's garret for seven years before ultimately being ...

  • Freedom Seekers: Fugitive Slaves in North America, 1800–1860
    By Damian Alan Pargas

    ... fugitive slave Oney Judge was therefore far from safe when she sought freedom in the North in 1796; indeed, sometime ... hidden by friends on a nearby farm until the agent gave up, she was able to remain free, but such incidents scared ...

  • Freedom Seekers: Fugitive Slaves in North America, 1800-1860
    By Damian Alan Pargas

    In this fascinating book, Damian Alan Pargas introduces a new conceptualization of 'spaces of freedom' for fugitive slaves in North America between 1800 and 1860, and answers the questions: How and why did enslaved people flee to - and ...

  • Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London
    By Simon Peter Newman

    Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London by Simon Newman reveals the hidden stories of enslaved people who attempted to escape from captivity in England's capital during the 17th century.

  • Freedom Seekers: Create a Life That Works for You
    By Kerry Needs

    Kerry Needs shares her career tips, remote work insights, travel hacks and over 60 website links in this practical workbook that will lead you on the path to becoming location independent.