The eight : the Lemmon Slave Case and the fight for freedom /
"The personal and legal struggle of eight enslaved people for freedom in New York in the period just before the Civil War"--
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Albany, NY :
Excelsior Editions, State University of New York Press,
[2023]
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| Acceso en liña: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18376957 |
Table of Contents:
- Life in Bath County, Virgina
- From Virginia to New York
- Rescue
- At the courthouse
- We wish to plead our own cause
- Self-help for the slave owner
- Fugitives
- The court's ruling
- Life, liberty, or property
- The first appeal
- High stakes
- Privileges and immunities
- The voice of humanity
- The final ruling.