The imperfect revolution : Anthony Burns and the landscape of race in antebellum America

The imperfect revolution : Anthony Burns and the landscape of race in antebellum America / Gordon S. Barker.

Author/creator	Barker, Gordon S., 1952-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, ©2010.
Description	xix, 169 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Burns, Anthony, 1834-1862. Burns, Anthony, 1834-1862--Trials, litigation, etc. United States. Fugitive slave law (1850) Fugitive slaves--United States --Biography. Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States. Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc. --Massachusetts. Antislavery movements--United States --History --19th century. Antislavery movements--Massachusetts --Boston --History --19th century. United States--Race relations.

Series	American abolitionism and antislavery American abolitionism and antislavery. ^A1108238
Contents	Prologue : remembering Anthony Burns -- Perceiving the North Star -- The elusive North Star over the cradle of liberty -- The background to the spectacle -- The meaning of the spectacle : "no more tumults" and the Black Bostonian response -- A call to action in Virginia -- Anthony Burns's St. Catharines : safety under the "lion's paw" -- Epilogue : Anthony Burns, past and present.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010020012
ISBN	9781606350690 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1606350692 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E450.B93 B37 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold