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A question of freedom the families who challenged slavery from the nation's founding to the Civil War

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomas, William G., 1964- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Slaves > Emancipation > Maryland > Prince George's County. Slaves > Emancipation > United States > History. Slaves > Maryland > Prince George's County > Biography. Slaves > United States > Biography. Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Maryland > Prince George's County. Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Antislavery movements > Maryland > Prince George's County. Antislavery movements > United States. Prince George's County (Md.) > History.
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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	418 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical charts ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780300234121 0300234120
Author Notes:	William G. Thomas III is the John and Catherine Angle Chair in the Humanities and Professor of History at the University of Nebraska. He is co-founder and was director of the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia.