Freedom Station Scholarship Articles & Papers
The Scholars Corner remains the leading scholarly publication and journal of record in the field of Underground Railroad history and is well known as the major resource for the study, investigation, and teaching of this international heritage. Published in print form from 1998-2006, the Scholars Corner continues its distinguished career in 2008 as an online by publication of reprinted original articles on the Underground Railroad and American slavery. The Scholars Corner also features essays and reviews of books, films, exhibitions, and Web sites. It's an ongoing initiative of the Freedom Stations Program in collaboration with Northern Kentucky University's Freedom Institute. Downloadable copies of past articles are available at request to ebritton@nurfc.org.
The Freedom Stations Program's Scholar's Corner publishes:
- Articles
- Book Reviews
- Film Reviews
- Retrospectives
Topics examine the origin and development of the Underground Railroad as well as other related issues. The works that appear in this section are part of the Freedom Center's ongoing commitment to the growth of original research and scholarship on the Underground Railroad.
To have your work considered for this publication, send an abstract (of no more than 75 words) to: Eric R. Jackson, Freedom Stations Program: Scholar's Corner, Northern Kentucky University, Department of History and Geography, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 41099-2205.
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Format for the Submission of Articles:
- All copies should be typed double spaced, including and between endnotes. Use one-inch margins on all four sides of the page.
- Articles should be no more than eight (6-7) pages, including endnotes (no more than 1750 words).
- Article font size should be 10 or 12 characters per inch.
- Two copies of the manuscript should be submitted on white paper, addressed to Eric R. Jackson, Scholar's Corner, Northern Kentucky University, Department of History and Geography, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 41099-2205. Your manuscript will not be returned unless it is accompanied by self-addressed envelope.
- The submission of an article does not guarantee that it will be published; however, it will receive strong consideration.
- The author's name should appear only on the title page of the article.
- Endnotes should be listed in a separate section at the end of the article. The following format should be used for all citations:
Book:
Charles L. Blockson, The Underground Railroad: Dramatic Firsthand Accounts of Daring Escapes to Freedom (New York: Berkley Books, 1987), 40.
Edited Book:
Benjamin Quarles, "Harriet Tubman's Unlikely Leadership," eds. Leon Litwack and August Meier (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1988), 43-57.
Journal Articles:
Christopher Morris, "The Articulation of Two Worlds: The Master-Slave Relationship Reconsidered," Journal of American History vol. 85 (December 1998): 982-1007.
Unpublished Work:
Eva Semien Baham, "Anna Julia Haywood Cooper, a Stream Cannot Rise Higher Than Its Source: The Vanguard as the Panacea for the Plight of Black America," (Ph.D. diss., Purdue University, 1997), 1-10.
Manuscript:
Miss Henry to Mary E. Cable, 19 December 1913, John H. Bracey and August Meier, eds., Papers of the NAACP: Part 12: Selected Branch Files, 1913-1939; Series C: The Midwest; Indianapolis, Indiana Branch, 1912-1922, Walter Langsam Library, University of Cincinnati.
Second and Subsequent References:
Blockson, The Underground Railroad, 25-30. Morris, "The Articulation of Two Worlds," 10-15.
The style of the Scholar's Corner conforms closely to the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1993). Authors should refer to this volume if they have any questions.
Format of the Submission of Book Reviews
Send two copies of your review to Eric R. Jackson, Scholar's Corner, Northern Kentucky University, Department of History and Geography, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 41099-2205. Your review will not be returned.
LENGTH: The desired length is 400 to 500 words.
FORMAT: Lay out the bibliographic information and reviewer(s) name at the top of the first page as in the following example:
Frederick Douglass. William S. Freely. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1991. Pp. Xiii, 386, $XX.XX (Paper or Cloth).
STYLE: Follow the Chicago Manual of Style 14th ed. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1993). Double space throughout your review. Do not single space material in typescript - this includes inserted quotations.
