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Author	VanderVelde, Lea.
Title	Redemption songs : suing for freedom before Dred Scott / Lea VanderVelde.
Publication Info.	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 3	326 V	IN LIBRARY

Description	xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (265-287) and index.
Contents	A metaphor for the voices of the subordinate buried in history -- Peter's dual redemption -- The three daughters of Marie Scypion -- Winny and her children -- The kidnap of Lydia's children -- John Merry, also known as Jean Marie : free born -- David Shipman -- The Duncan Brothers : Black and white -- Leah Charleville -- Sex and servitude in women litigants' cases -- Yours truly, Lucy A. Delaney -- The slaves of Milton Duty -- Canadienne Rose -- The final chapter.
Subject	Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases.
	Slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
	Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
	African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Cases.
	Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases.
Added Title	Suing for freedom before Dred Scot
ISBN	9780199927296 (hardback ; alk. paper)
	0199927294 (hardback ; alk. paper)

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