Fugitive Slave on Trial : The Anthony Burns Case and Abolitionist Outrage / Earl M. Maltz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maltz, Earl M., 1950- author.

Series:

Landmark law cases & American society.

Landmark Law Cases and American Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fugitive slaves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

University Press of Kansas 2010

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2010]

Summary:

Chronicles the case of a runaway slave who was tracked to Boston by his owner. Compellingly details the struggle over his fate and how that became a focal point for national controversy. Reveals how the case became one of the most dramatic and widely publicized events in the long-running conflict over the issue of fugitive slaves.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Editors' Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Problem of Fugitive Slaves, 1787-1841

Chapter 2. Prigg v. Pennsylvania and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Chapter 3. Massachusetts Responds

Chapter 4. Anthony Burns: Escape, Capture, and Failed Rescue

Chapter 5. The Rendition Hearing

Chapter 6. The Verdict

Chapter 7. Return to Bondage

Chapter 8. The Fate of Anthony Burns

Chapter 9. The Fate of the Rescuers

Chapter 10. Loring under Attack

Chapter 11. The Personal Liberty Law of 1855 and the Removal of Edward Loring

Conclusion

Chronology

Bibliographical Essay

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780700637195

0700637192