A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City
“This book is the first to chronicle the lives of African American women in the urban north during the early years of the republic. A …
Colonization and Its Discontents: Emancipation, Emigration, and Antislavery in Antebellum Pennsylvania
“Pennsylvania contained the largest concentration of early America’s abolitionist leaders and organizations, making it a necessary and illustrative stage from which to understand how national …
William Still: the Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia
“The first full-length biography of William Still, one of the most important leaders of the Underground Railroad. ‘William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel …
A Question of Freedom: the Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War
“The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history. For over seventy years and five generations, the enslaved families …
On the Edge of Freedom: The Fugitive Slave Issue in South Central Pennsylvania
“An engagingly written, meticulously documented study of antislavery ferment just north of the Mason-Dixon line in a region of geographical, economic, cultural, and historical ‘edges’. …
Neither Fugitive Nor Free: Atlantic Slavery, Freedom Suits, and the Legal Culture of Travel
“‘Neither Fugitive nor Free’ draws on the freedom suit as recorded in the press and court documents to offer a critically and historically engaged understanding …
Redemption songs: Suing for Freedom Before Dred Scott
“The Dred Scott case is the most notorious example of slaves suing for freedom. Most examinations of the case focus on its notorious verdict, and …
Supreme Court in the United States History
This three-volume title covers the history of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1789 through 1918. Volume 1 (1789-1821): https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951d00095977d Volume 2 (1821-1855): https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044003331790 Volume 3 …