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 conventional assessment, a slave losing a lawsuit against his master seems unremarkable. But in fact, that case was just one of many freedom suits brought...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199927294
ISBN13:9780199927296
Release Date:October 2014
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.7"
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