| Freedom Seekers: Fugitive Slaves in North America, 1800-1860 Contributor(s): Pargas, Damian Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107179556 ISBN-13: 9781107179554 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| LCCN: 2021026780 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.38 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this fascinating book, Damian Alan Pargas introduces a new conceptualization of 'spaces of freedom' for fugitive slaves in North America between 1800 and 1860, and answers the questions: How and why did enslaved people flee to - and navigate - different destinations throughout the continent, and to what extent did they succeed in evading recapture and re-enslavement? Taking a continental approach, this study highlights the diversity of slave fight by conceptually dividing the continent into three distinct - and continuously evolving - spaces of freedom. Namely, spaces of informal freedom in the US South, where enslaved people attempted to flee by passing as free blacks; spaces of semi-formal freedom in the US North, where slavery was abolished but the precise status of fugitive slaves was contested; and spaces of formal freedom in Canada and Mexico, where slavery was abolished and runaways were considered legally free and safe from re-enslavement. |