Appealing for Liberty: Freedom Suits in the South

ISBN-13: 9780190664282 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 440 str.

Loren Schweninger

Recenzje

... the entire historical profession owes Schweninger an enormous debt. His remarkable efforts to find and share the freedom suits filed by thousands of black plaintiffs held in bondage across the United States have given scholars, students, and the general public alike an unparalleled resource that can help us all better understand the history of slavery and the law in this country.

O autorze

Loren Schweninger is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, where he taught for forty years. He was Director of the Race and Slavery Petitions Project from 1991-2009, creating the Digital Library on American Slavery during his tenure, and is the author of numerous books, including the Lincoln-prize winning Runaway Slaves: Rebels in the Plantations (2010).