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Redemption songs : suing for freedom before Dred Scott / Lea Vandervelde.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190252670 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Slavery -- United States -- History
| Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History | Slavery -- United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states | Slaves -- Emancipation -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199927296DDC classification: 306.3620973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The Dred Scott case was just one of many freedom suits brought by slaves in the antebellum period; an example of slaves working within the confines of the US legal system (and defying their masters in the process) in an attempt to win the ultimate prize: their freedom. And until Dred Scott, the St. Louis courts adhered to the rule of law to serve justice by recognizing the legal rights of the least well-off. This book describes twelve of these cases in close detail.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Dred Scott case was just one of many freedom suits brought by slaves in the antebellum period; an example of slaves working within the confines of the US legal system (and defying their masters in the process) in an attempt to win the ultimate prize: their freedom. And until Dred Scott, the St. Louis courts adhered to the rule of law to serve justice by recognizing the legal rights of the least well-off. This book describes twelve of these cases in close detail.
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