Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery On Trial
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- Synopsis
- During the tumultuous decade before the Civil War, no issue was more divisive than the pursuit and return of fugitive slaves—a practice enforced under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. When free Blacks and their abolitionist allies intervened, prosecutions and trials inevitably followed. These cases involved high legal, political, and—most of all—human drama, with runaways desperate for freedom, their defenders seeking recourse to a “higher law” and normally fair-minded judges (even some opposed to slavery) considering the disposition of human beings as property.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 367 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674047044
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/30/15
- Copyrighted By:
- Steven Lubet
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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