Neither Fugitive nor Free : Atlantic Slavery, Freedom Suits, and the Legal Culture of Travel /

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Studies lawsuits to gain freedom for slaves on the grounds of their having traveled to free territory, starting with Somerset v. Stewart (England, 1772), Commonwealth v. Aves (Massachussetts, 1836), Dred Scott v. Sanford, and cases brought questioning the legitimacy of Negro Seamen Acts in the anteb...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wong, Edlie L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2009.
Series:America and the long 19th century.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Law in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Law and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 19th century.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Slave narratives > History and criticism.
Blacks > Travel > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Travel > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: traveling slaves and the geopolitics of freedom
  • Emancipation after "the Laws of Englishmen"
  • Choosing kin in antislavery literature and law
  • Gender of freedom before Dred Scott
  • Crime of color in the Negro Seaman Acts
  • Conclusion: fictions of free travel.

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