Fugitive slave on trial : the Anthony Burns case and abolitionist outrage / Earl M. Maltz.

Author/creator Maltz, Earl M., 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoLawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2010.
Descriptionx, 174 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects

SeriesLandmark law cases & American society
Landmark law cases & American society. ^A388383
Contents The problem of fugitive slaves, 1787-1841 -- Prigg v. Pennsylvania and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 -- Massachusetts responds -- Anthony Burns : escape, capture, and failed rescue -- The rendition hearing -- The verdict -- Return to bondage -- The fate of Anthony Burns -- The fate of the rescuers -- Loring under attack -- The Personal Liberty Law of 1855 and the removal of Edward Loring.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010018068
ISBN9780700617357 (cloth : alk. paper)
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