Nothing More than Freedom. The Failure of Abolition in American Law, Hardback/***

After examining more than 700 lawsuits decided by the supreme courts of former slave states, Giuliana Perrone asserts that slavery remained actionable in American law well after its ostensible demise. An important study for scholars of slavery and the US Civil War. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 280 Collection: Studies in Legal History Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 159 x 237 x 28 Cover type: Hardback