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The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom
Contains maps, and description of underground lines in Michigan.
Landmarks of Detroit, a History of the City
Summarizes Faulkner and Blackburn Riots; describes Underground Railroad.
Michigan, a Centennial History of the State and Its People. V.1 and V.2
v.1 Underground Railroad in Michigan.
V.2 Population Elements: [the Negro]
V.2 Population Elements: [the Negro]
History of Cass County Michigan with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches.
pg. 109-115: The Underground Railroad and the Kentucky Raid.
pg. 386-387: Colored Settlement.
pg. 386-387: Colored Settlement.
A Woman's Life Work, including Thirty Years' Service on the Underground Railroad and in the War
Autobiography relates Mrs. Haviland's life in "educational and missionary effort among Canadian Negroes near Detroit River in early fifties."
A History of Negroes in Battle Creek.
Describes Underground Railroad operations through Battle Creek, gives brief histories of several black families, and of Sojourner Truth, lists blacks and their occupations as given in 1869-70 Calhoun County Business Directory, and gives current…
A Quaker Pioneer: Laura Haviland, Superintendent of the Underground
Biography of the founder of the Raisin Institute near Adrian and "Superintendent" of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, describes many slave escapes.
Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan
One untitled chapter (pg. 117-125) describes Detroit opposition to slavery, Blackburn episode, Underground Railroad, and Faulkner Riot.
Reminiscences
p. 366-373. The Michigan Raid. Describes the episode usually referred to as "Kentucky Raid."
The Story of Detroit
Has many references to Negroes including location of black churches, description of Underground Railroad, and of Faulkner and Blackburn riots.