{"product_id":"heroes-of-the-underground-railroad-jenny-masur-9781625859754","title":"Heroes of the Underground Railroad Around Washington, D.C.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMany of the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad lived and worked in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMen and women, black and white, operatives and freedom seekers - all demonstrated courage, resourcefulness and initiative. Leonard Grimes, a free African American, was arrested for transporting enslaved people to freedom. John Dean, a white lawyer, used the District courts to test the legality of the Fugitive Slave Act. Anna Maria Weems dressed as a boy in order to escape to Canada. Enslaved people engineered escapes, individually and in groups, with and without the assistance of an organized network. Some ended up back in slavery or in jail, but some escaped to freedom. Anthropologist and author Jenny Masur tells their stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Masur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625859759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625859754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Jenny Masur","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994309067007,"sku":"9781625859754","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac6c8648-8a95-45b4-9fa9-52c8cef02e50.jpg?v=1683329378","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heroes-of-the-underground-railroad-jenny-masur-9781625859754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}