Pennsylvania Was Never Really Free: What the Runaway Ads Told Black Pennsylvanians Long Before Robert E. Lee's Army Arrived (opens in new tab)

Now that my Shaw biography is finally completed and in production, I can get back to work on my book about slavery and the battle of Gettysburg. One of the things that I am trying to do in this post is place Lee’s invasion in a broader historical context. Thanks to local historian Debra Sandoe Macauslin for sharing these runaway slave ads with me.