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Southern Slaves in Free State Courts: The Pamphlet Literature (Slavery, Race, and the American Legal System, 1700-1872, Ser. 1, V. 1,) (Slavery, Race, ... Legal System, 1700-1872, Ser. 1, V. 1,)
Southern Slaves in Free State Courts The Pamphlet Literature - Slavery, Race, and the American Legal System, 1700-1872, Ser. 1, V. 1, - Slavery, Race, ... Legal System, 1700-1872, Ser. 1, V. 1, Author:Paul Finkelman Finkelman, Paul, Editor. — Southern Slaves in Free State Courts: The Pamphlet Literature. — New York: Garland, 1988. 3 Vols. With a New Introduction by Paul Finkelman. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Set ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-738-0. Set ISBN-10: 1-58477-738-9. Cloth. $375. — * Originally published as a part of the series Slavery, Race, ... more »and the American Legal System, 1700-1872, this set contains facsimiles of 34 rare pamphlets relating to court cases involving the status of slaves in non-slave jurisdictions, including Somerset v. Stewart (1772) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). As in the companion set Fugitive Slaves and American Courts, some pamphlets were part of the public debate over judicial decisions. Others used a case to promote the antislavery cause or, in some instances, support or justify slavery. "These...volumes belong in every library used for research, and in particular at all law school libraries. They will prove valuable to historians, lawyers, law teachers and students, and all persons interested in the problems of slavery and race in American experience.": William M. Wiecek, American Journal of Legal History 33 (1989) 187.« less