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Before Dred Scott: slavery and legal culture in the American confluence, 1787-1857

By Twitty , Anne Silverwood

Book information

Year
2016
ISBN
9781107112063, 1107112060
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19848583 bytes)
Series
Cambridge historical studies in american law and society
Pages
1 vol. (XIII-285 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm\302
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
American Confluence (Region);Confluences (géographetc;Slaves--Legal statusetc.--Missouri--St. Louis Region--History--19th celaws

Description

Introduction 1. A radical indeterminacy of status 2. 'With the ease of a veteran litigant' 3. '[B]y the help of God and a good lawyer' 4. Slavery from liberty to equality 5. '[W]orking his emancipation' 6. Exploiting the uncertainties of federalism 7. Remembering slavery and freedom in the American Confluence Conclusion Acknowledgements Appendix.

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