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

" ... Draws on the freedom suits filed in the St. Louis circuit court to construct a ground-breaking history of slavery and legal culture within the American Confluence, a vast region where the Ohio,, Mississippi, and the Missouri rivers converge. Formally divided between slave and free territo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Twitty, Anne Silverwood, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:Cambridge historical studies in American law and society.
Subjects:
Missouri. > Circuit Court (22nd Circuit) > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Missouri > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Missouri > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Emancipation > Missouri > History > 19th century.
Missouri. > Circuit Court (22nd Circuit)
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc.
Missouri > Saint Louis Region.
1800-1899
American Confluence (Region)
History.

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Call Number: KF482 .T87 2016
 
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