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Seeking justice : the extraordinary freedom suits of an enslaved Virginia family / Daniel B. Thorp.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Thorp, Daniel B., author.
Contributor:
JSTOR (Online Service)
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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