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A question of freedom : the families who challenged slavery from the nation's founding to the Civil War / William G. Thomas III.

Author/creator Thomas, William G., 1964- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Copyright Notice ©2020
Description418 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical charts ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Portion of title Families who challenged slavery from the nation's founding to the Civil War
Partial contents Prologue: Georgetown, April 2017 -- The planting -- The inheritance.
Abstract The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780300234121 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
ISBN0300234120 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E441 .T487 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold