Appealing for Liberty

Appealing for Liberty

Freedom Suits in the South

Schweninger, Loren

Oxford University Press Inc

01/2019

440

Dura

Inglês

9780190664282

15 a 20 dias

778

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. African American Women and the Genealogy of Slavery2. Slave Plaintiffs and the Law3. Slave Plaintiffs and the Courts4. Manumission by Wills and Deeds5. Term Slaves6. Descendants of Free Women7. The Question of Residency8. A Journey toward Freedom9. Runaways10. Husbands and Wives11. Mothers and Children12. Lawyers and Their Slave Clients13. The Vass Slaves of Virginia, 1831-1860ConclusionAppendix: A Brief Profile of Freedom Suits and ResultsAbbreviations and Note on SourcesNotesSelected Bibliography