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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.

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.
Subject: Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Maryland > Prince George's County.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States > History.
Enslaved persons > Maryland > Prince George's County > Biography.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc. > Maryland > Prince George's County.
Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Antislavery movements > Maryland > Prince George's County.
Antislavery movements > United States.
Prince George's County (Md.) > History.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 326.8 THOMAS 2020 (Text) 0001002376935 Nonfiction Available -

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