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The Captive's Quest for Freedom: Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery - Slaveries since Emancipation Blackett, R. J. M. (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee)
The Captive's Quest for Freedom: Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery - Slaveries since Emancipation
Blackett, R. J. M. (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee)
Re-examines the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, how the actions of fugitive slaves changed the face of the abolitionist movement, and the reactions of communities around them. The first book to explore the impact fugitive slaves had on the politics of what was the critical decade leading up to the Civil War.
12 b/w illus. 7 maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 25, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108407779 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 526 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 154 × 30 mm · 759 g |
| Language | English |