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Slaves ran away for many reasons. Slavery was very cruel. The life of the slave was not a happy one. Many slaves were beaten and tortured. ... When slaves ran away, their owners would offer large sums of money for their return, making it even more difficult for the escaped slaves to find safe places to hide.
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pathways.thinkport.org/about/about5.cfm
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These patrols would catch runaway slaves and get money reward for returning them. If the slave was caught running away, they would be punished. Sometimes they were tied to the trees and whipped until they were bleeding.
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library.thinkquest.org/CR0212661/id43.htm
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During the summer, in Virginia and other southern states, slaves when threatened or after punishment would escape to the woods or some other hiding place. They were then called runaways, or runaway Negroes, and when not caught would stay away from home until driven back by cold weather.
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www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASrunaways.htm
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASrunaways.htm
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Social factors such as the temperament of overseers, slaves, and owners--those "gentlemen of property and standing"--were also important. Slavery was not consistent nationally, regionally, or even on a statewide basis.
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www.udel.edu/BlackHistory/abolitionists.html
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Runaway Slave advertisements from 18th-century Virginia newspapers. Compiled by Professor Thomas Costa, Professor of History, University of Virginia's College at Wis ... Browse By Date; 1730s | 1740s | 1750s | 1760s | 1770s; View All List;
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etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/runaways/
etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/runaways/
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Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation Book by John Hope Franklin, Loren Schweninger; 1999. Read Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation at Questia library. ... Publication Information: Book Title: Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation. Contributors: John Hope Franklin - author, Loren Schweninger - author.
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www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=64471325
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You Found It! An incredible Thomas Nast Picture of Runaway Slaves in the Civil War ... Thomas Nast "Runaway Slaves" (Click on Image for Enlarged View)
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www.sonofthesouth.net/Runaway_Slaves.htm
www.sonofthesouth.net/Runaway_Slaves.htm
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Before the American Civil War, a large number of runaway slaves passed through Ohio. One of the major reasons runaway slaves came to Ohio was the Underground Railroad. ... Before the American Civil War, a large number of runaway slaves passed through Ohio. One of the major reasons runaway slaves came to Ohio was the...
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www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=626
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Runaway slaves relied on knowledge of geography, clever disguises, tips from Conductors and their own "motherwit" to evade hunters and catchers. Scholars continue to debate the means fugitives used to navigate their way.
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www.whispersofangels.com/secrets.html
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