Appealing for liberty : freedom suits in the South / Loren Schweninger.
2018
KF482 .S39 2018 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Appealing for liberty : freedom suits in the South / Loren Schweninger.
Imprint
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Description
x, 428 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
African American women and the genealogy of slavery
Slave plaintiffs and the law
Slave plaintiffs and the courts
Manumission by wills and deeds
Term slaves
Descendants of free women
The question of residency
A journey toward freedom
Runaways
Husbands and wives
Mothers and children
Lawyers and their slave clients
The Vass slaves of Virginia, 1831-1860.
Slave plaintiffs and the law
Slave plaintiffs and the courts
Manumission by wills and deeds
Term slaves
Descendants of free women
The question of residency
A journey toward freedom
Runaways
Husbands and wives
Mothers and children
Lawyers and their slave clients
The Vass slaves of Virginia, 1831-1860.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Schweninger, Loren. Appealing for liberty. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Call Number
KF482 .S39 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9780190664282 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0190664282 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0190664282 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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