The Case of the Slave-Child, Med: Free Soil in Antislavery Boston
(Part of the Childhoods: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Children and Youth Series)
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In 1836, an enslaved six-year-old girl named Med was brought to Boston by a woman from New Orleans who claimed her as property. Learning of the girl's arrival in the city, the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society (BFASS) waged a legal fight to secure her freedom and affirm the free soil of Massachusetts. While Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw ruled quite narrowly in the case that enslaved people brought to Massachusetts could not be held against their will,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1625344767
ISBN13:9781625344762
Release Date:August 2019
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:184 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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