Part 2 : ( 2 pages minimum ) Listen or read the transcriipt of historian Eric Foner’s interview in the NPR program . What similarities do you see between Douglass ‘ experiences and the experiences that Professor Foner discussed . According to Foner what reasons did slaves give for wanting to escape ? What estimate did Foner give for the number of slaves who escaped through New York city ? What is Foner’s opinion on the importance of the Fugitive Slave Act ? What is the source of the information in Foner’s book ” Gateway to Freedom ” and who found it ?
https://www.npr.org/2015/01/19/377606644/gateway-to-freedom-heroes-danger-and-loss-on-the-underground-railroad?fbclid=IwAR04811KHIp8EJHQCozN0tZPZ2m0c_8ydj1BET7C3191eiwbR53Yq-Jhe28