Appealing for liberty : freedom suits in the South
Title:
Appealing for liberty : freedom suits in the South
Author:
Schweninger, Loren, author.
ISBN:
9780190664282
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
x, 428 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
African American women and the genealogy of slavery -- Slave plaintiffs and the law -- Slave plaintiffs and the courts -- Manumission by wills and deeds -- Term slaves -- Descendants of free women -- The question of residency -- A journey toward freedom -- Runaways -- Husbands and wives -- Mothers and children -- Lawyers and their slave clients -- The Vass slaves of Virginia, 1831-1860.