| Description |
xii, 317 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : an extraordinary case? -- Documents -- Escape and capture -- In the Commissioner's Court -- Return -- Requisition? -- Whose sovereignty? : courts in conflict -- The Ohio legislature responds : debate on the floor -- The battle in the press : editorials on the murder -- The battle in the press : editorials on the trial, return, and requisition -- Silence in the deep South : the case of Charleston, South Carolina -- Speeches, sermons, and "interviews" -- Final developments -- Literary sources, literary echoes -- Appendix: Text of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 -- Chronology of key events, 1856-71. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Garner, Margaret -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Garner, Margaret -- Public opinion.
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Trials (Infanticide) -- Ohio -- Cincinnati.
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Infanticide -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century.
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Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Ohio -- Cincinnati.
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Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Who speaks for Margaret Garner? : the true story that inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved |
| ISBN |
9780816642588 (hc : alk. paper) |
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9780816642595 (pb : alk. paper) |
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9780816675272 (electronic bk.) |
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