Appealing for Liberty: Freedom Suits in the South

by Loren Schweninger

Book Overview

Dred Scott and his landmark Supreme Court case are ingrained in the national memory, but he was just one of multitudes who appealed for their freedom in courtrooms across the country. Appealing for Liberty is the most comprehensive study to give voice to these African Americans, drawing from more than 2,000 suits and from the testimony of more than 4,000 plaintiffs from the Revolutionary era to the Civil War. Through the petitions, evidence, and testimony...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190664282
• ISBN13: 9780190664282
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"