Summary of Margaret A. Burnham's By Hands Now Known

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Anthony Burns was a slave who escaped bondage and ended up in Canada. He was a preacher, and he helped end slavery in America. He was also a Black man who could pass for white. -> The stories of slaves who escaped and got to Canada are well-known, but the stories of those who escaped and were taken to northern states by the Underground Railroad are less so. #2 In 1854, Anthony Burns, a Black man, escaped fr