Description |
1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text file PDF |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Prologue -- Pointe Coupée -- New Orleans -- War -- Justice -- Reunion -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Rose Herera's petition. |
Summary |
Born into slavery in rural Louisiana, Rose Herera was bought and sold several times before being purchased by the De Hart family of New Orleans. Still a slave, she married and had children, who also became the property of the De Harts. But after Union forces captured New Orleans in 1862 during the American Civil War, Herera's owners fled to Havana, taking three of her small children with them. Just how far the rights of freed slaves extended was unclear to black and white people alike, and so when Mary De Hart returned to New Orleans in 1865 to visit friends, she was surprised to find herself taken into custody as a kidnapper. The case of Rose Herera's abducted children made its way through New Orleans' courts, igniting a custody battle that revealed the prospects and limits of justice during Reconstruction. Rose Herera's perseverance brought her children's plight to the attention of members of the U.S. Senate and State Department, who turned a domestic conflict into an international scandal. |
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Access restricted to Ryerson students, faculty and staff. CaOTR |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
In English. |
Subject |
Herrera, Rose, approximately 1835-
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African American women -- Louisiana -- Biography.
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African American women. |
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Louisiana. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Freed persons -- Louisiana -- Biography.
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Freed persons. |
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Kidnapping -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Kidnapping. |
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United States. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Custody of children -- United States -- Case studies.
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Custody of children. |
Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Mother and child -- United States -- Case studies.
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Mother and child. |
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Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century.
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Slavery. |
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Slavery -- Cuba -- History -- 19th century.
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Cuba. |
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Louisiana -- Biography.
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Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Subject |
Child custody. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Case studies.
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Added Title |
Kidnapping in the twilight of slavery |
Other Form: |
Print version: Rothman, Adam, 1971- Beyond freedom's reach 9780674368125 (DLC) 2014029348 (OCoLC)902801815 |
ISBN |
9780674425132 (electronic book) |
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0674425138 (electronic book) |
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9780674368125 |
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0674368126 |
Standard No. |
10.4159/9780674425132 |
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