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The Captive's Quest for Freedom
- Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery
Engelsk Paperback
The Captive's Quest for Freedom
- Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery
Engelsk Paperback

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This magisterial study, ten years in the making by one of the field''s most distinguished historians, will be the first to explore the impact fugitive slaves had on the politics of the critical decade leading up to the Civil War. Through the close reading of diverse sources ranging from government documents to personal accounts, Richard J. M. Blackett traces the decisions of slaves to escape, the actions of those who assisted them, the many ways black communities responded to the capture of fugitive slaves, and how local laws either buttressed or undermined enforcement of the federal law. Every effort to enforce the law in northern communities produced levels of subversion that generated national debate so much so that, on the eve of secession, many in the South, looking back on the decade, could argue that the law had been effectively subverted by those individuals and states who assisted fleeing slaves.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
526
ISBN-13:
9781108407779
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
1108407773
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Udg. Dato:
25 jan 2018
Længde:
30mm
Bredde:
228mm
Højde:
154mm
Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
Oplagsdato:
25 jan 2018
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