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Appealing for liberty : freedom suits in the South /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schweninger, Loren (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Southern States.
Slavery > Southern States > Legislative history.
Southern States > Race relations > History.
Southern States > History > 1775-1865.
Table of Contents:
  • African American women and the genealogy of slavery
  • Slave plaintiffs and the law
  • Slave plaintiffs and the courts
  • Manumission by wills and deeds
  • Term slaves
  • Descendants of free women
  • The question of residency
  • A journey toward freedom
  • Runaways
  • Husbands and wives
  • Mothers and children
  • Lawyers and their slave clients
  • The Vass slaves of Virginia, 1831-1860.