Before dred scott slavery and legal culture in the american confluence 1787 1857 cambridge historical studies in american law and society ebook twitty anne amazonca kindle store. Before dred scott slavery and legal culture in the american confluence 1787 1857 twitty anne 9781107112063 books amazonca. Slavery and legal culture in the american confluence 1787 1857 series cambridge historical studies in american law and society note based on authors thesis doctoral princeton university 2010 issued under title slavery and freedom in the american confluence from the northwest ordinance to dred scott related item based on work twitty . In before dred scott slavery and legal culture in the american confluence 1787 1857 anne twitty delves deeply into the trove and one of this books strengths is to introduce us to two previously untold stories of two women maria whiten and judy lecompte the latter of whom sued st louiss most prominent black minister for her freedom. Before dred scott draws on the freedom suits filed in the st louis circuit court to construct a groundbreaking history of slavery and legal culture within the american confluence a vast region where the ohio mississippi and missouri rivers converge formally divided between slave and free territories and states the american confluence was nevertheless a site where the borders between