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Seeking justice : the extraordinary freedom suits of an enslaved Virginia family / Daniel B. Thorp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thorp, Daniel B., author.
- Series:
- American South series
- The American South series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--Law and legislation--Virginia--History.
- Slavery.
- Free African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--Virginia--History.
- Free African Americans.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--Virginia--History.
- Enslaved persons.
- Freed persons--Legal status, laws, etc--Virginia--History.
- Freed persons.
- Actions and defenses--Virginia--History.
- Actions and defenses.
- Trials--Virginia--History.
- Trials.
- African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--Virginia--History.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations, map.
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2025.
- Contents:
- New England Beginnings
- Bound for Virginia
- Virginia Courts and Enslaved Plaintiffs
- The Trials Begin
- A New Legal Strategy
- Back to Christiansburg
- The Court Speaks.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 11, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Seeking justice
- ISBN:
- 9780813953465
- 0813953464
- Publisher Number:
- 40032832158
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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