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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Wilson, Carol, 1962-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Slavery.
Kidnapping.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
African Americans.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Esclavage > États-Unis.
Noirs americains > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1863.
Slavery > United States.
Kidnapping > United States > History > 19th century.
Kidnapping > United States > History > 18th century.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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