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Tyrannicide - Forging an American Law of Slavery in Revolutionary South Carolina and Massachusetts (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,265
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Tyrannicide - Forging an American Law of Slavery in Revolutionary South Carolina and Massachusetts (Hardcover): Emily Blanck

Tyrannicide - Forging an American Law of Slavery in Revolutionary South Carolina and Massachusetts (Hardcover)

Emily Blanck

Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South

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"Tyrannicide" uses a captivating narrative to unpack the experiences of slavery and slave law in South Carolina and Massachusetts during the Revolutionary Era. In 1779, during the midst of the American Revolution, thirty- four South Carolina slaves escaped aboard a British privateer and survived several naval battles until the Massachusetts brig "Tyrannicide" led them to Massachusetts. Over the next four years, the slaves became the center of a legal dispute between the two states. The case affected slave law and highlighted theprofound differences between how the "terrible institution" was practiced in the North and the South, in ways that would foreground issues eventually leading to the Civil War.
Emily Blanck uses the "Tyrannicide" affair and the slaves involved as a lens through which to view contrasting slaveholding cultures and ideas of African American democracy. Blanck's examination of the debate analyzes crucial questions: How could the colonies unify when they viewed one of America's foundational institutions in fundamentally different ways? How would fugitive slaves be handled legally and ethically? Blanck shows how the legal and political battles that resulted from the affair reveal much about revolutionary ideals and states' rights at a time when notions of the New Republic--and philosophies about the unity of American states--were being created.

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Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South
Release date: November 2014
First published: November 2014
Authors: Emily Blanck
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3864-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > Citizenship & nationality law > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN: 0-8203-3864-8
Barcode: 9780820338644

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