Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial

Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial
Fugitive Justice Runaways Rescuers and Slavery on Trial
Author: Steven Lubet
During the tumultuous decade before the Civil War, no issue was more divisive than the pursuit and return of fugitive slaves?a practice enforced under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. When free Blacks and their abolitionist allies intervened, prosecutions and trials inevitably followed. These cases involved high legal, political, and?most of all?...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674047044
ISBN-10: 0674047044
Publication Date: 11/15/2010
Pages: 384
Rating:
  ?
0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres:


Back to the Top ↑
By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
US Patent Number 7,877,315 | Copyright © 2004 - 2024 PaperBackSwap.com. All Rights Reserved.