Tom Calarco
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Tom Calarco is the author and editor of five books on the Underground Railroad, the latest, Places of the Underground Railroad, to be published by ABC-CLIO later this year. He also is the year 2008 winner of the Underground Railroad Free Press award for his contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the field of Underground Railroad history, which was primarily for his book, The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack Region, published in 2004 by McFarland and Company, which documented the existence of the Underground Railroad in eastern New York, moving it from legend to fact.
Latest Articles
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Gerrit Smith, the Philanthropist Who Helped End Slavery
Gerrit Smith was perhaps the most important American abolitionist.
Apr 30, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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The Truth About Harriet Tubman
No one disputes that Harriet Tubman was among America's most remarkable women.
Apr 30, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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John Brown, the Man Who Freed the Slaves
Though President Abraham Lincoln signed the law that ended slavery, another man did far more to free the slaves - John Brown.
Apr 25, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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Does the NBA Fix Their Games?
All sports fans love to hate referees. But at the same time, most fans believe their mistakes are honest ones. They would never question their integrity.
Apr 21, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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The Underground Railroad in Vermont After 1850
Hysteria gripped the black community in the North after the passage of the second Fugitive Slave Law in September of 1850.
Apr 3, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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The Underground Railroad in Vermont Before 1850
Vermont was the first state to organize a statewide antislavery society in 1834. Three years later, it had 89 antislavery societies with nearly 10,000 members.
Apr 3, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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Effect of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
The second Fugitive Slave Law was a major factor in bringing the overthrow of slavery. It drew many new supporters to the cause of abolition and led to the Civil War.
Apr 3, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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David Blight's Misunderstanding of the UGRR
David Blight is among our most celebrated abolitionist historians.
Mar 30, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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Wilbur Siebert Historian or Fabulist
For many years Wilbur Siebert was considered the greatest historian of the Underground Railroad.
Mar 28, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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Laura Haviland Neglected Heroine of the UGRR
Abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Laura Haviland certainly hasn't been forgotten.
Mar 26, 2010
- Tom Calarco
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