From the beginning of French rule of Missouri in 1720 through this state's abolition of slavery in 1865, liberty was always the goal of the vast majority of its enslaved people. The presence in eastern Kansas of a host of abolitionists from New England made slaveholding risky business. Mennonites and Quakers had voiced their detestation of human bondage long before the United States existed. A number of devout persons served time in the Missouri state penitentiary for "slave stealing."
Based largely on old newspapers, prison records, pardon papers, and other archival materials, this book is an account of the legal and physical obstacles that slaves faced in their quest for freedom and of the consequences suffered by persons who tried to help them.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"fascinating tale of the period between 1763 and 1865"-The Kansas City Star; "a most interesting history...a volume well worth reading"-St. Joseph News-Press.
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Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 12 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-4678-0 (9780786446780)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Harriet C. Frazier, attorney and retired law professor in the Criminal Justice Department at University of Central Missouri, also has a Ph.D. in English. She lives in Kansas.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. The Myth of the Contented Slave
2. The Background of Slavery in Missouri
3. Legal Freedom: Winners and Losers
4. Free Negroes and Mulattoes
5. Runaways
6. Slave John Anderson and Canadian-English Justice
7. Abolitionist Prison Inmates
8. Missouri's Western Front
9. "The Excitement on It Continues"
10. The Underground Railroad on Missouri's Borders
Appendix 1. 1771 Spanish Census of Missouri
Appendix 2. 1794-95 Spanish Census of Missouri
Appendix 3. Missouri's Slave-Stealer (Abolitionist) Prison Inmates, 1838-1864
Appendix 4. Slave Population as a Percentage of Total Population in American Slaveholding Jurisdictions, 1820-1860
Abbreviations
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
