Fugitive Slave on Trial: The Anthony Burns Case and Abolitionist Outrage (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)
Earl M. Maltz explores the Anthony Burns case, a landmark fugitive-slave trial associated with abolitionist outrage. Framed within the history of American law and society, this volume offers readers an accessible way to consider how a significant legal case reflected wider national tensions.
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Fugitive Slave on Trial examines the Anthony Burns case within the broader context of American legal and social history.
Earl M. Maltz focuses on the trial and the abolitionist outrage associated with it.
As part of the Landmark Law Cases and American Society series, the book considers how a significant legal case reflected tensions in the United States.
This title may interest readers studying slavery, abolitionism, landmark cases, and the relationship between law and society.
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