Appealing for Liberty Freedom Suits in the South |
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| Author:
| Schweninger, Loren |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-066430-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Sweeping in scope, Appealing for Liberty gives voice to the enslaved African Americans who appealed for their freedom in court, drawing from more than 2,000 suits and the testimony of more than4,000 plaintiffs from the Revolutionary era to the Civil War. Through the petitions, evidence, and testimony introduced in these court proceedings, the lives of the enslaved come sharply and poignantly into focus, as do many other aspects of southern society.
Sweeping in scope, Appealing for Liberty gives voice to the enslaved African Americans who appealed for their freedom in court, drawing from more than 2,000 suits and the testimony of more than4,000 plaintiffs from the Revolutionary era to the Civil War. Through the petitions, evidence, and testimony introduced in these court proceedings, the lives of the enslaved come sharply and poignantly into focus, as do many other aspects of southern society.