Fugitive Justice : Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial.
Lubet, Steven.
Fugitive Justice : Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (378 pages)
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Slavery and the Constitution -- 2. The Missouri Equilibrium -- 3. The Compromise of 1850 -- 4. But We Have No Country -- 5. A Traitorous Combination -- 6. Prosecution at Independence Hall -- 7. Sir- Did You Hear It? -- 8. Athens of America -- 9. Kidnapping Again! -- 10. The Height of Cruelty -- 11. Judge Loring's Predicament -- 12. Freedom on the Western Reserve -- 13. The Son Betrays and the Father Indicts -- 14. Votaries of the Higher Law -- 15. An Irrepressible Conflict -- Epilogue: Harpers Ferry and Beyond -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Fugitive Justice".
9780674059467
Loring, Edward G.-(Edward Greely),-1802-1890.
United States.-Fugitive slave law (1850).
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)-United States.
Fugitive slaves-Legal status, laws, etc.-United States.
Slavery-Law and legislation-United States.
Antislavery movements-United States.
Electronic books.
KF221
342.7308/7
Fugitive Justice : Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (378 pages)
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Slavery and the Constitution -- 2. The Missouri Equilibrium -- 3. The Compromise of 1850 -- 4. But We Have No Country -- 5. A Traitorous Combination -- 6. Prosecution at Independence Hall -- 7. Sir- Did You Hear It? -- 8. Athens of America -- 9. Kidnapping Again! -- 10. The Height of Cruelty -- 11. Judge Loring's Predicament -- 12. Freedom on the Western Reserve -- 13. The Son Betrays and the Father Indicts -- 14. Votaries of the Higher Law -- 15. An Irrepressible Conflict -- Epilogue: Harpers Ferry and Beyond -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Fugitive Justice".
9780674059467
Loring, Edward G.-(Edward Greely),-1802-1890.
United States.-Fugitive slave law (1850).
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)-United States.
Fugitive slaves-Legal status, laws, etc.-United States.
Slavery-Law and legislation-United States.
Antislavery movements-United States.
Electronic books.
KF221
342.7308/7