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Antislavery in the United States 1776-1865:
A Pathfinder
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David Ruggles
Books
Douglass, Frederick. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.
Hartford, Conn.: Park Publishing Co., 1881. Various editions are available. See below for online texts.
The final autobiography of Frederick Douglass, includes mention of Ruggles.
Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself
Boston : Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. Various editions are available. See below for online texts.
The first written work by Douglass about his life as a slave. Includes Ruggles’s role in Douglass’s life.
Hodges, Graham Russell Gao. David Ruggles : a radical black abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New York City.
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2010
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Newspapers
The Mirror of Liberty.
New-York : David Ruggles, July 1838-Aug 1840?
Websites
The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed
A good starting point for locating information about people involved in the antislavery movement, including
David Ruggles. Links to other
resources/websites are also included.
A conversation with Graham Russell Gao Hodges, author of
David Ruggles: A Radical Black Abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New York City
(University of North Carolina Press, March 2010).
Ruggles biographer Hodges provides a brief interview about the importance of Ruggles in the antislavery movement.
The David Ruggles Center
The Ruggles Center is an organization promoting the role of Florence Massachusetts in the Underground Railroad and
the antislavery movement. Included is a brief
biography about David Ruggles.
Documenting the American South
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries maintains this website containing resources
pertaining to the South. Included in this collection are materials containing Ruggles’s role in the Underground Railroad.
Hathi Trust Digital Library
This digital repository makes available collections from numerous research libraries. Use the
Catalog for locating
items about David Ruggles.
Internet Archive
This digital library provides a gateway to online antislavery documents, including one by Ruggles titled
The “extinguisher” extinguished! or David M. Reese, M.D. “used up.” By David Ruggles,
a man of color. Together with some remarks upon a late production, entitled “An address on slavery and against
immediate emancipation with a plan of their being gradually emancipated and colonized in thirty-two years.
By Heman Howlett.”.
Making of America - University of Michigan
This digital library contains scanned images of books/monographs published from 1850 to 1877. Some
material pertaining to Ruggles
may be found in this site.
New York City Underground Railroad - CSPAN Video Library
Eric Foner interviews Ruggles biographer Graham Russell Gao Hodges about his research and book about Ruggles and the Underground Railroad in New York City.
This video is part of the C-SPAN video Library
Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections maintains this excellent resource containing
antislavery material. One may search or browse this website for digitized pamphlets by or about David Ruggles and
the New York Committee of Vigilance.
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