FUGITIVE JUSTICE
Tells the stories of three of the most dramatic fugitive-slave trials of the 1850s, bringing to life the determination of the fugitives, the radical tactics of their rescuers, the brutality of the slave hunters and the response of the federal courts.
- ISBN 13 : 0674047044
- ISBN 10 : 9780674047044
- Judul : FUGITIVE JUSTICE
- Pengarang : Steven Lubet,
- Kategori : History
- Penerbit : Harvard University Press
- Bahasa : en
- Tahun : 2010
- Halaman : 367
- Halaman : 367
- Google Book : http://books.google.co.id/books?id=IQp6oRRY55sC&dq=inauthor:steven+brown&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Ketersediaan :
trials of the Oberlin rescuers attracted national attention in the spring and summer
of 1859, but they were soon overshadowed by events. Before the end of the year,
John Brown staged his attack at Harpers Ferry, only to be captured and hanged
for murder and treason. Brown's execution was inevitable from the moment of he
was taken prisoner, but the Virginia au- thorities still proceeded with the formality
of a trial. That trial provided Brown with the opportunity to deliver his defiant final
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