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Dred & Harriet Scott : their family story Ruth Ann Abels Hager
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 450 .H33 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hager, Ruth Ann Abels, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scott, Dred, 1809-1858.
- Scott, Dred.
- Scott, Harriet, d. ca. 1870.
- Scott, Harriet.
- Scott, Dred, 1809-1858--Family.
- Scott, Harriet, d. ca. 1870--Family.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--United States.
- Slavery.
- African Americans--Biography.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 173 p. : ill., facsims., maps ; 28 cm.
- Other Title:
- Dred and Harriet Scott
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : St. Louis County Library, 2010.
- Contents:
- Slavery: Dred and Harriet (1800-1846)
- Suing for freedom (1846-1852)
- Protecting their daughters (1852-1857)
- A new suit in Federal Court (1853-1857)
- Emancipation (Spring of 1857)
- Freedom: Together as a family (1857-1860)
- Civil War and its aftermath (1861-1869)
- Harriet's last years (1870-1876)
- Eliza and Lizzie (1877-1882)
- Lizzie and her nephews (1882-1912)
- John and his family (1912-1931)
- Lizzie's assistance (1931-1945)
- Commemorations (1945-2009)
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780615327624
- 0615327621
- OCLC:
- 500920600
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