A question of freedom : the families who challenged slavery from the nation's founding to the Civil War /

The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, William G., 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2020]
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Description
Summary:The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.
Physical Description:418 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300234121
0300234120