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Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Eric Foner

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner tells the story of how, between 1830 and 1860, three remarkable men from New York city - a journalist, a furniture polisher, and a black minister - led a secret network that helped no fewer than 3,000 fugitive slaves from the southern states of America to a new life of liberty in Canada.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryAward Category: Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History -> American HistoryBlack History & CultureHousing, Cities & Urban LifeRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History2016WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • New York city80%
    • Canada80%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Between 1830 and 1860, three men from New York city led a secret network that helped at least 3,000 fugitive slaves reach liberty in Canada.

    Model confidence 72%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    65 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.