Freedom at Risk : the Kidnapping of Free Blacks in America, 1780-1865.

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Kidnapping was perhaps the greatest fear of free blacks in pre-Civil War America. Though they may have descended from generations of free-born people or worked to purchase their freedom, free blacks were not able to enjoy the privileges and opportunities of white Americans. They lived with the const...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilson, Carol, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Subjects:
To 1899
African Americans > History > To 1863.
Kidnapping > United States > History > 18th century.
Kidnapping > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Slavery > United States.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1863.
Esclavage > États-Unis.
Enlèvement (Droit pénal) > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Enlèvement (Droit pénal) > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
African Americans
Kidnapping
Slavery
United States
African Americans > History > To 1863
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc
Kidnapping > History > 18th century > United States
Kidnapping > History > 19th century > United States
Slavery > United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. ""From Their Free Homes into Bondage"": The Abduction of Free Blacks into Slavery; 2. ""The Legitimate Offspring of Slavery"": Kidnappers Who Operated within the Law; 3. ""Leave No Stone Unturned"": Government Assistance to Free Blacks; 4. ""The Thought of Slavery Is Death to a Free Man"": Abolitionist Response to Kidnapping; 5. ""An Almost Sleepless Vigilance"": Black Resistance to Kidnapping; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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