Freedom's Seekers: Essays on Comparative Emancipation

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Freedom’s Seekers This page intentionally left blank Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World R. J. M. Blackett and James Brewer Stewart, series editors Global dimensions of freedom’s seekers. Freedom’s Seekers Essays on Comparative Emancipation jeffrey r. kerr-ritchie louisiana state university press baton rouge Published with the assistance of the V. Ray Cardozier Fund Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2013 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America first printing designer: Mandy McDonald Scallan typeface: Whitman printer and binder: Maple Press, Inc. Maps created by Mary Lee Eggart Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kerr-Ritchie, Jeffrey R. Freedom’s seekers : essays on comparative emancipation / Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie. p. cm.— (Antislavery, abolition, and the Atlantic world) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-5471-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-08071 -5472-4 (pdf) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5473-1 (epub) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5474-8 (mobi) 1. Slaves—Emancipation—America —History. 2. Slaves—Emancipation—United States—History . 3. Antislavery movements—America—History. 4. Antislavery movements—United States—History. I. Title. HT1050.K47 2013 306.3’62097—dc23 2013028477 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ∞ ...