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The Captive’s Quest for Freedom: Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery

byR.J.M. Blackett

R.J.M. Blackett uses The Captive’s Quest for Freedom to investigate fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery through a carefully framed historical account. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and social science. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. The Captive’s Quest for Freedom leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication date

2018

Format

Print edition

Pages

511

ISBN

9781108407779