The slave catchers : enforcement of the Fugitive slave law, 1850-1860 / Stanley W. Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Stanley W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Fugitive slave law (1850).

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1970.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this thoroughly researched documentation of a historically controversial issue, the author considers the background, passage, and constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law. The author's relation of public opinion and the executive policy regarding the much disputed law will help the reader reach a decision as to whether the law was actually a success or failure, legally and socially. Originally published in 1970.

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; I: Background and Passage of the Fugitive Slave Law; II: The Constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; III: The Fugitive Slave Law and Public Opinion, 1850-1854; IV: The Fugitive Slave Law and Public Opinion, 1854-1860; V: Executive Policy and the Fugitive Slave Law; VI: Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850-1860; VII: Non-Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law: Slave Rescues, 1850-1860; VIII: The Personal Liberty Laws and Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law; IX: The Fugitive Slave Law: From Secession to Repeal; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and index.

ISBN:

9798890875969

9781469610078

1469610078

OCLC:

826853940