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Author:
Thomas, William G., 1964- author.
Title:
A question of freedom : the families who challenged slavery from the nation's founding to the Civil War / William G. Thomas III.
Publisher:
Yale University Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
418 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical charts ; 25 cm
Subject:
Slaves--Emancipation--Prince George's County.--Prince George's County.
Slaves--History.--United States--History.
Slaves--Prince George's County--Prince George's County--Biography.
Slaves--United States--Biography.
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--Prince George's County.--Prince George's County.
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Antislavery movements--Prince George's County.--Prince George's County.
Antislavery movements--United States.
Prince George's County (Md.)--History.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue: Georgetown, April 2017 -- The planting -- The inheritance.
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.
ISBN:
0300234120
9780300234121
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1198444611
LCCN:
2020935982
Locations:
TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)
GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)
SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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