| Description |
xii, 202 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Landmark law cases & American society |
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Landmark law cases & American society.
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| Contents |
A short history of fugitives in America and an African named James Somerset -- The original meaning of the fugitive slave clause -- The Fugitive Slave Act, kidnapping, and the powers of dual sovereigns -- The rights of slaveholders and those of free Blacks in Pennsylvania's Personal Liberty Law of 1826 -- Black sailors, kidnapped freemen, and a crisis in northern fugitive slave jurisprudence -- Arresting Margaret -- Arresting Edward Prigg -- Before the court -- Deciding Prigg -- After the court. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index. |
| Subject |
Prigg, Edward -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Pennsylvania -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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| Added Title |
Prigg vs. Pennsylvania |
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Prigg versus Pennsylvania |
| ISBN |
9780700618644 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700618643 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780700618651 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0700618651 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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