Neither fugitive nor free : Atlantic slavery, freedom suits, and the legal culture of travel /
Wong, Edlie L.
Neither fugitive nor free : Atlantic slavery, freedom suits, and the legal culture of travel / Edlie L. Wong. - New York : New York University Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (viii, 337 pages) : illustrations - America and the long 19th century. .
OldControl:muse9780814795460.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: traveling slaves and the geopolitics of freedom -- Emancipation after "the Laws of Englishmen" -- Choosing kin in antislavery literature and law -- Gender of freedom before Dred Scott -- Crime of color in the Negro Seaman Acts -- Conclusion: fictions of free travel.
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Studies lawsuits to gain freedom for slaves on the grounds of their having traveled to free territory, starting with Somerset v. Stewart (England, 1772), Commonwealth v. Aves (Massachusetts, 1836), Dred Scott v. Sanford, and cases brought questioning the legitimacy of Negro Seamen Acts in the antebellum coastal South. These lawsuits and accounts of them are compared to fugitive slave narratives to shed light on both. The differing impact of freedom obtained from such suits for men and women (women could claim that their children were free, once they were judged free) is examined.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English.
9780814795460 (electronic bk.) 0814795463 (electronic bk.) (cl ; alk. paper) (cl ; alk. paper) (pb ; alk. paper) (pb ; alk. paper)
10.18574/9780814795460. doi
GBA951996 bnb
015265994 Uk
University of South Alabama
1800-1899
Law in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Law and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Slavery--Law and legislation--History--United States--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--United States--19th century.
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Slave narratives--History and criticism.
Black people--Travel--History--19th century.
Slaves--Travel--History--19th century.
Droit dans la littérature.
Esclavage dans la littérature.
Droit et littérature--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
Récits d'esclaves--Histoire et critique.
Personnes noires--Voyages--Histoire--19e siècle.
Esclaves--Voyages--Histoire--19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--African American.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
American literature--African American authors.
Antislavery movements.
Law and literature.
Law in literature.
Slave narratives.
Slavery in literature.
Slavery--Law and legislation.
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.
Freiheit
Literatur
Reise
Sklaverei
esclavage--abolition--noir (race)--19e s.--Etats-Unis--18e s. (fin)
émancipation--esclave--voyage--19e s.--Etats-Unis--18e s. (fin)
abolitionnisme--esclave--noir (race)--récit de captivité--19e s.--Etats-Unis--18e s. (fin)
esclave--liberté--noir (race)--statut juridique--19e s.--Etats-Unis--Grande-Bretagne--18e s. (fin)
United States.
"Multi-User"
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
HT851 PS217.S55 / W66 2009
810.9/3552
Neither fugitive nor free : Atlantic slavery, freedom suits, and the legal culture of travel / Edlie L. Wong. - New York : New York University Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (viii, 337 pages) : illustrations - America and the long 19th century. .
OldControl:muse9780814795460.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: traveling slaves and the geopolitics of freedom -- Emancipation after "the Laws of Englishmen" -- Choosing kin in antislavery literature and law -- Gender of freedom before Dred Scott -- Crime of color in the Negro Seaman Acts -- Conclusion: fictions of free travel.
Use copy
Studies lawsuits to gain freedom for slaves on the grounds of their having traveled to free territory, starting with Somerset v. Stewart (England, 1772), Commonwealth v. Aves (Massachusetts, 1836), Dred Scott v. Sanford, and cases brought questioning the legitimacy of Negro Seamen Acts in the antebellum coastal South. These lawsuits and accounts of them are compared to fugitive slave narratives to shed light on both. The differing impact of freedom obtained from such suits for men and women (women could claim that their children were free, once they were judged free) is examined.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9780814795460 (electronic bk.) 0814795463 (electronic bk.) (cl ; alk. paper) (cl ; alk. paper) (pb ; alk. paper) (pb ; alk. paper)
10.18574/9780814795460. doi
GBA951996 bnb
015265994 Uk
University of South Alabama
1800-1899
Law in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Law and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Slavery--Law and legislation--History--United States--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--United States--19th century.
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Slave narratives--History and criticism.
Black people--Travel--History--19th century.
Slaves--Travel--History--19th century.
Droit dans la littérature.
Esclavage dans la littérature.
Droit et littérature--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
Récits d'esclaves--Histoire et critique.
Personnes noires--Voyages--Histoire--19e siècle.
Esclaves--Voyages--Histoire--19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--African American.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
American literature--African American authors.
Antislavery movements.
Law and literature.
Law in literature.
Slave narratives.
Slavery in literature.
Slavery--Law and legislation.
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.
Freiheit
Literatur
Reise
Sklaverei
esclavage--abolition--noir (race)--19e s.--Etats-Unis--18e s. (fin)
émancipation--esclave--voyage--19e s.--Etats-Unis--18e s. (fin)
abolitionnisme--esclave--noir (race)--récit de captivité--19e s.--Etats-Unis--18e s. (fin)
esclave--liberté--noir (race)--statut juridique--19e s.--Etats-Unis--Grande-Bretagne--18e s. (fin)
United States.
"Multi-User"
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
HT851 PS217.S55 / W66 2009
810.9/3552