- Introduction
- 1. Slavery and the Constitution
- 2. The Missouri Equilibrium
- 3. The Compromise of 1850
- 4. But We Have No Country
- 5. A Traitorous Combination
- 6. Prosecution at Independence Hall
- 7. Sir—Did You Hear It?
- 8. Athens of America
- 9. Kidnapping Again!
- 10. The Height of Cruelty
- 11. Judge Loring’s Predicament
- 12. Freedom on the Western Reserve
- 13. The Son Betrays and the Father Indicts
- 14. Votaries of the Higher Law
- 15. An Irrepressible Conflict
- Epilogue: Harpers Ferry and Beyond
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index


Fugitive Justice
Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial
Product Details
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$41.00 • £35.95 • €37.95
ISBN 9780674047044
Publication Date: 11/08/2010