Professor's book reveals slavery's role in developing legal defense
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 09:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A new book by a Northwestern University School of Law professor tells the stories of three dramatic fugitive slave trials of the 1850s. Each of the trials underscores the crucial role runaway slaves played in building the tensions that led to the Civil War, and the three trials together show how civil disobedience developed as a legal defense.