The Jerry Rescue: The Fugitive Slave Law, Northern Rights, and the American Sectional Crisis (Critical Historical Encounters Series)
The Jerry Rescue examines the Fugitive Slave Law, Northern rights, and the tensions that contributed to the American sectional crisis. Angela F. Murphy presents a focused historical study of law, regional conflict, and debates over freedom within the Critical Historical Encounters series.
About This Book
The Jerry Rescue examines the relationship between the Fugitive Slave Law and debates over rights in the North.
Angela F. Murphy places the subject within the broader context of the American sectional crisis.
The book explores how law, regional conflict, and questions of freedom shaped a critical moment in United States history.
Part of the Critical Historical Encounters series, this study offers a focused perspective on an important episode in American history.
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