| Description |
xvii, 511 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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| Series |
Slaveries since emancipation |
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Slaveries since emancipation.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-481) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The slave power asserts its rights. The Fugitive Slave Law -- The law does its work -- Compromise and colonize -- Part II. Freedom's fires burn. Missouri and Illinois -- Western Kentucky and Indiana -- Eastern Kentucky and Ohio -- Southeast Pennsylvania -- Eastern shore of Maryland and Philadelphia -- New York -- Massachusetts -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"[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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United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
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Fugitive slave law (United States : 1850) (OCoLC)fst01711721
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Fugitive slaves -- United States.
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Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Slavery -- United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states.
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Antislavery movements. (OCoLC)fst00810800
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Fugitive slaves. (OCoLC)fst00935940
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Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc.
(OCoLC)fst00935943
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Slavery -- Legal status of slaves in free states.
(OCoLC)fst01120475
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Slavery -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01120480
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Fugitive slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the politics of slavery |
| ISBN |
9781108418713 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1108418716 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9781108407779 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1108407773 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
40027901470 |
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