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

Omtale

Re-examines the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, how the actions of fugitive slaves changed the face of the abolitionist movement, and the reactions of communities around them. The first book to explore the impact fugitive slaves had on the politics of what was the critical decade leading up to the Civil War.