Roadblocks to Freedom

Roadblocks to Freedom
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Publisher : Quid Pro, LLC
Total Pages : 395
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ISBN-10 : 1610271084
ISBN-13 : 9781610271080
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Book Synopsis Roadblocks to Freedom by : Andrew Fede

Download or read book Roadblocks to Freedom written by Andrew Fede and published by Quid Pro, LLC. This book was released on 2011 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exhaustively researched, Fede's study picks apart, categorizes, and contextualizes hundreds of cases and statutes addressing the efforts and abilities of slaves to obtain their freedom and of masters to manumit those they held in bondage.


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