Slavery in the Courtroom: An Annotated Bibliography of American CasesThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1998 - 346 páginas Classic analysis of the law of slavery that received the Joseph A. Andrews Award from the American Association of Law Libraries in 1986. Offers a detailed discussion and analysis of the pamphlet materials on the law of slavery published in the United States and Great Britain, and as such, provides readers with easy access to an understanding of most of the important American and British cases on slavery, including Somerset v. Stewart (Eng., 1772), The United States v. Amistad (U.S., 1841), and Dred Scott v. Sanford (U.S., 1857). Illustrated. xxvii, 312 pp. |
Índice
The Slave in a Free Jurisdiction | 19 |
Fugitive Slaves | 59 |
Abolition and Abolitionists in the North | 139 |
Abolitionists in the South | 157 |
Slave Revolts | 197 |
The African Slave Trade | 211 |
Miscellaneous Trials and Cases | 251 |
British Cases | 271 |
Selected Bibliography of Secondary Sources | 293 |
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Slavery in the Courtroom (1985): An Annotated Bibliography of American Cases Paul Finkelman Pré-visualização indisponível - 2020 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
abolitionists African slave trade alleged American Amistad Anthony Burns antislavery appears argued arguments of counsel arrested asserts attack attempt authorities Boston Brown captain charge Chief Justice Circuit Court citizens Cloth commissioner Commonwealth Congress conspiracy Constitution convicted Crandall Curtis decision declared defendants district attorney Dred Scott evidence federal free blacks Fugitive Slave Act Garrison grand jury Gruber habeas corpus Hanway Henry Hossack ibid indicted ISBN issue jail John Joseph Story Judge Kentucky Kimber Latimer Law Library Lawbook Exchange lawyers LCCN liberty Loring Maryland Massachusetts master Negro Ohio opinion owner pamphlet contains Passmore Williamson Pennsylvania political Prigg printed prison prosecution published Rare Book Room rendition Reprinted 1998 rescue revolt seized sentenced ship slavery Smith Society Somerset South Carolina statute Stewart Storrs Taney Taney's testimony trial U.S. Constitution U.S. District U.S. marshal U.S. Supreme Court United Vesey Virginia Walker William Williamson writ of habeas York Zandt Zulueta
Passagens conhecidas
Página 5 - The life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience. The felt necessities of the time, the prevalent moral and political theories, intuitions of public policy, avowed or unconscious, even the prejudices which judges share with their fellow men, have had a good deal more to do than the syllogism in determining the rules by which men should be governed.
Página 6 - Next to personal security, the law of England regards, asserts, and preserves the personal liberty of individuals. This personal liberty consists- in the power of locomotion, of changing situation, or moving one's person to whatsoever place one's own inclination may direct, without imprisonment or restraint, unless by due course of law.
Página 6 - And this spirit of liberty is so deeply implanted in our constitution, and rooted even in our very soil, that a slave or a negro, the moment he lands in England, falls under the protection of the laws, and so far becomes a freeman (g) ; though the master's right to his service may possibly still continue (6), (7).
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Race, Gender, and Punishment: From Colonialism to the War on Terror Mary Bosworth,Jeanne Flavin Pré-visualização limitada - 2007 |