Eight - The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom

The personal and legal struggle of eight enslaved people for freedom in New York in the period just before the Civil War.

About the author

Albert M. Rosenblatt teaches at the New York University School of Law and is a retired Judge of New York State Court of Appeals. His previous books include Opening Statements: Law, Jurisprudence, and the Legacy of Dutch New York (coedited with Julia C. Rosenblatt) and Judith S. Kaye in Her Own Words: Reflections on Life and the Law, with Selected Judicial Opinions and Articles (coedited with Judith S. Kaye and Henry M. Greenberg), both published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Albert M. Rosenblatt, Rosenblatt Albert M.
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781438492650
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9265-0
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Excelsior Editions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Black & Asian Studies, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, US Northeast: Mid-Atlantic States, Relating to African American / Black American people, Louis Lewis Napoleon; John Jay; Slavery