The Trouble with Minna : a Case of Slavery and Emancipation in the Antebellum North /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"Hendrik Hartog uses a forgotten 1840 case to explore the regime of gradual emancipation that took place in New Jersey over the first half of the nineteenth century. In Minna's case, white people fought over who would pay for the costs of caring for a dependent, apparently enslaved, woman....

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hartog, Hendrik, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Temas:
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > New Jersey > History.
Liability (Law) > New Jersey > History.
Enslaved persons > New Jersey > Social conditions > History.
Slavery > Law and legislation > New Jersey > History.
Responsabilité (Droit) > New Jersey > Histoire.
Esclaves > New Jersey > Conditions sociales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Liability (Law)
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Enslaved persons > Social conditions.
New Jersey.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A mere voluntary courtesy
  • Practicing gradual emancipation
  • Who is enslaved?
  • Inferences and speculations.

Ejemplares similares