Sweeping in scope, Appealing for Liberty gives voice to the enslaved African Americans who appealed their freedom in court, drawing from more than two thousand suits and the testimony of more than four thousand plaintiffs from the Revolutionary Era to the Civil War. Through the petitions, evidence, and testimony introduced in these court proceedings, the lives of the enslaved come sharply and poignantly into focus, as do many other aspects of southernsociety.
Sweeping in scope, Appealing for Liberty gives voice to the enslaved African Americans who appealed their freedom in court, drawing from more than two thousand suits and the testimony of more than four thousand plaintiffs from the Revolutionary Era to the Civil War. Through the petitions, evidence, and testimony introduced in these court proceedings, the lives of the enslaved come sharply and poignantly into focus, as do many other aspects of southernsociety.
Loren Schweninger is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, where he taught for forty years. He was Director of the Race and Slavery Petitions Project from 1991-2009, creating the Digital Library on American Slavery during his tenure, and is the author of numerous books, including the Lincoln-prize winning Runaway Slaves: Rebels in the Plantations (2010).
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. African American Women and the Genealogy of Slavery 2. Slave Plaintiffs and the Law 3. Slave Plaintiffs and the Courts 4. Manumission by Wills and Deeds 5. Term Slaves 6. Descendants of Free Women 7. The Question of Residency 8. A Journey toward Freedom 9. Runaways 10. Husbands and Wives 11. Mothers and Children 12. Lawyers and Their Slave Clients 13. The Vass Slaves of Virginia, 1831-1860 Conclusion Appendix: A Brief Profile of Freedom Suits and Results Abbreviations and Note on Sources Notes Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. African American Women and the Genealogy of Slavery 2. Slave Plaintiffs and the Law 3. Slave Plaintiffs and the Courts 4. Manumission by Wills and Deeds 5. Term Slaves 6. Descendants of Free Women 7. The Question of Residency 8. A Journey toward Freedom 9. Runaways 10. Husbands and Wives 11. Mothers and Children 12. Lawyers and Their Slave Clients 13. The Vass Slaves of Virginia, 1831-1860 Conclusion Appendix: A Brief Profile of Freedom Suits and Results Abbreviations and Note on Sources Notes Selected Bibliography
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