Fugitive Slaves and American Courts: The Pamphlet Literature
- ISBN-10
- 1584777400
- ISBN-13
- 9781584777403
- Category
- Fugitive slaves
- Pages
- 2428
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-11
- Publisher
- The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
- Author
- Paul Finkelman
Description
Reprinted from the series Slavery, Race and the American Legal System, 1700-1872, this set contains facsimiles of 56 rare pamphlets relating to court cases involving fugitive slaves. As in the companion set, Southern Slaves in Free State Courts, some pamphlets were part of the public debate over judicial decisions. Others used cases to promote the antislavery cause or, in some instances, support or justify slavery. "These...volumes belong in every library used for research, and in particular at all law school libraries. They will prove valuable to historians, lawyers, law teachers and students, and all persons interested in the problems of slavery and race in American experience.": William M. Wiecek, American Journal of Legal History 33 (1989) 187.
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