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A question of freedom : the families who challenged slavery from the nation's founding to the Civil War Cover Image Book Book

A question of freedom : the families who challenged slavery from the nation's founding to the Civil War / William G. Thomas III.

Thomas, William G., 1964- (author.).

Summary:

The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780300234121
  • ISBN: 0300234120
  • Physical Description: 418 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical charts ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Georgetown, April 2017 -- The planting -- The inheritance.

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Subject: Slaves > Emancipation > Maryland > Prince George's County.
Slaves > Emancipation > United States > History.
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Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Maryland > Prince George's County.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
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Prince George's County (Md.) > History.

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Easton Main Library 306.3 T463q (Text) 31901004479343 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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