Bibliograph

Freedom seekers, fugitive slaves in North America, 1800-1860, Damian Alan Pargas

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Label

Freedom seekers, fugitive slaves in North America, 1800-1860, Damian Alan Pargas

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Freedom seekers

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1259294592

Responsibility statement

Damian Alan Pargas

Series statement

Cambridge studies on the American SouthCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

fugitive slaves in North America, 1800-1860

Summary

In this fascinating book, Damian Alan Pargas introduces a new conceptualization of 'spaces of freedom' for fugitive slaves in North America between 1800 and 1860, and answers the questions: How and why did enslaved people flee to - and navigate - different destinations throughout the continent, and to what extent did they succeed in evading recapture and re-enslavement? Taking a continental approach, this study highlights the diversity of slave fight by conceptually dividing the continent into three distinct - and continuously evolving - spaces of freedom. Namely, spaces of informal freedom in the US South, where enslaved people attempted to flee by passing as free blacks; spaces of semi-formal freedom in the US North, where slavery was abolished but the precise status of fugitive slaves was contested; and spaces of formal freedom in Canada and Mexico, where slavery was abolished and runaways were considered legally free and safe from re-enslavement.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The changing geography of slavery and freedom -- "Lurking amongst the free Negroes" : spaces of informal freedom in the urban South -- "As if their own liberty were at stake : spaces of semi-formal freedom in the northern United States -- "Departure from the house of bondage : spaces of formal freedom in British Canada and Mexico

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