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Redemption songs : suing for freedom before Dred Scott /

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The Dred Scott case is the most notorious example of slaves suing for freedom. Most examinations of the case focus on its notorious verdict, and the repercussions that the decision set off-especially the worsening of the sectional crisis that would eventually lead to the Civil War-were extreme. In c...

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Main Author: VanderVelde, Lea (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > Cases.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Cases.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > Cases.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

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