The captive's quest for freedom : fugitive slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the politics of slavery / R.J.M. Blackett, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee.
"[This book explores] the impact fugitive slaves had on the politics of the critical decade leading up to the Civil War. Through the close reading of diverse sources ranging from government documents to personal accounts, [the author] traces the decisions of slaves to escape, the actions of those wh...
Uniform Title: | Slaveries since emancipation.
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Language: | English |
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New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
2018.
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Series: | Slaveries since emancipation.
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Physical Description: | xvii, 511 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Format: | Book |
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"[This book explores] the impact fugitive slaves had on the politics of the critical decade leading up to the Civil War. Through the close reading of diverse sources ranging from government documents to personal accounts, [the author] traces the decisions of slaves to escape, the actions of those who assisted them, the many ways black communities responded to the capture of fugitive slaves, and how local laws either buttressed or undermined enforcement of the federal law. Every effort to enforce the law in northern communities produced levels of subversion that generated national debate so much so that, on the eve of secession, many in the South, looking back on the decade, could argue that the law had been effectively subverted by those individuals and states who assisted fleeing slaves."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | E450 .B589 2018 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-481) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781108418713 1108418716 9781108407779 1108407773 |