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Runaway Slaves

by John Franklin, Loren Schweninger, John Hope Franklin

1999 455 pages eng

In this book, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger demonstrate that, contrary to popular belief, significant numbers of slaves did in fact frequently rebel against their masters and struggle to attain their freedom. By surveying a wealth of documents, such as planters' records, petitions to cou…

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