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Slave Catchers : Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850-1860.

In this thoroughly researched documentation of a historically controversial issue, the author considers the background, passage, and constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law. The author's relation of public opinion and the executive policy regarding the much disputed law will help the reader...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Campbell, Stanley W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 1970.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Preface; Contents; I: Background and Passage of the Fugitive Slave Law; II: The Constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; III: The Fugitive Slave Law and Public Opinion, 1850-1854; IV: The Fugitive Slave Law and Public Opinion, 1854-1860; V: Executive Policy and the Fugitive Slave Law; VI: Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850-1860; VII: Non-Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law: Slave Rescues, 1850-1860; VIII: The Personal Liberty Laws and Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law; IX: The Fugitive Slave Law: From Secession to Repeal; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index; A; B
  • CD; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z