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In pursuit of freedom : fugitive slaves and advertised escape in the early republic /

"In Pursuit of Freedom is a pioneering study of advertisements for fugitive slaves published in the early American South. Recovering, reconstructing, and reimagining stories that fugitive slaves compelled enslavers to advertise in print when they fled, the book unearths articulations of agency...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallace, Shaun R. C., 1987- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2026]
Subjects:
Fugitive slaves > Georgia > History.
Fugitive slaves > Maryland > History.
Enslaved persons > Georgia > Psychology.
Enslaved persons > Maryland > Psychology.
Slavery > Georgia > History.
Slavery > Maryland > History.
Advertising, Classified > Georgia > History.
Advertising, Classified > Maryland > History.
Agent (Philosophy)
United States > History > 1783-1815.
Esclaves fugitifs > Géorgie (État) > Histoire.
Esclaves fugitifs > Maryland > Histoire.
Esclavage > Géorgie (État) > Histoire.
Esclavage > Maryland > Histoire.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1783-1815.

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