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The article lacks any information about who coined the term “Reverse Underground Railroad” or determined its very precise dates (1780-1865). The article acknowledges that the RUR was not a network of “stations” and “conductors,” and that what we are dealing with here is really a series of crimes by people who usually had no association. The crimes did not target people who had been “passengers” on the Underground Railroad. Often they were carried out in the open, with cooperation from state and/or federal authorities. In other words, the Reverse Underground Railroad was not a railroad, it was not underground, it did not target fugitives from slavery, it was not a cooperative network like the Underground Railroad, and it did not reverse the actions of the Underground Railroad. Also there is no indication that anyone with expertise has ever used this term in the way it’s used here. So why is this a Wikipedia article? Can anyone explain? — ℜob C. alias ALAROB 19:57, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
There are inaccuracies in your section on Constable Garrigues. Notably, John Smith was John Purell's alias, not Thomas Collins (and neither of them were the head of the gang), and I find no record of a victim named Charles Bailey. (there was a James Daily who's story resembles the story told here.) The Johnson Gang referenced is the Patty Cannon Gang mentioned elsewhere in the article.
You can find my research at
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Reverse_Underground_Railroad_Victims
and
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Reverse_Underground_Railroad_Timeline
and my writeup on Constable Garrigues (my 3rd great uncle) is at
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Garrigues-389
Sam Scomp's tale is here:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Scomp-7
Regarding your sources, Frankie Hutton's book has some inaccuracies including a total botching of the spelling of Garrigues's name that she'd gotten from one of the newspapers of the time. Richard Bell has a new book out entitled Stolen which is really excellent and is one of my sources.
Please feel free to use any of my research in updating this page. Trinsics ( talk) 20:28, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
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The article lacks any information about who coined the term “Reverse Underground Railroad” or determined its very precise dates (1780-1865). The article acknowledges that the RUR was not a network of “stations” and “conductors,” and that what we are dealing with here is really a series of crimes by people who usually had no association. The crimes did not target people who had been “passengers” on the Underground Railroad. Often they were carried out in the open, with cooperation from state and/or federal authorities. In other words, the Reverse Underground Railroad was not a railroad, it was not underground, it did not target fugitives from slavery, it was not a cooperative network like the Underground Railroad, and it did not reverse the actions of the Underground Railroad. Also there is no indication that anyone with expertise has ever used this term in the way it’s used here. So why is this a Wikipedia article? Can anyone explain? — ℜob C. alias ALAROB 19:57, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
There are inaccuracies in your section on Constable Garrigues. Notably, John Smith was John Purell's alias, not Thomas Collins (and neither of them were the head of the gang), and I find no record of a victim named Charles Bailey. (there was a James Daily who's story resembles the story told here.) The Johnson Gang referenced is the Patty Cannon Gang mentioned elsewhere in the article.
You can find my research at
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Reverse_Underground_Railroad_Victims
and
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Reverse_Underground_Railroad_Timeline
and my writeup on Constable Garrigues (my 3rd great uncle) is at
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Garrigues-389
Sam Scomp's tale is here:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Scomp-7
Regarding your sources, Frankie Hutton's book has some inaccuracies including a total botching of the spelling of Garrigues's name that she'd gotten from one of the newspapers of the time. Richard Bell has a new book out entitled Stolen which is really excellent and is one of my sources.
Please feel free to use any of my research in updating this page. Trinsics ( talk) 20:28, 30 January 2023 (UTC)