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Marion Gleason McDougall
A careful late-19th-century researcher, she is remembered for tracing the long legal and human story of people who escaped slavery in the United States. Her best-known work turns a complex subject into a clear historical survey grounded in documents and case records.
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Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865)
by Marion Gleason McDougall
About the author
Marion Gleason McDougall is known for Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865), published in 1891. The book was prepared under the direction of historian Albert Bushnell Hart and issued as part of the Fay House Monographs series connected with the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women, an early form of Radcliffe's academic program.
Her work focuses on the laws, court cases, and historical episodes surrounding fugitive slaves in the United States. Rather than writing fiction or personal memoir, she assembled a concise, research-driven account that helped readers of her time understand how slavery, resistance, and legal policy were tied together across more than two centuries.
Little biographical information about her is easy to confirm from the sources consulted, which makes the book itself the clearest window into her legacy. What stands out is the seriousness of her historical method and her effort to document a difficult part of American history with precision and clarity.