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Solomon Northup’s Kindred: The Kidnapping of Free Citizens Before the Civil War

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Kidnapping was a lucrative crime in antebellum America, and many American citizens―especially free blacks―were abducted for profit. This book reveals the untold stories of the captured. • Features portraits, sketches, and images of documents and newspaper articles related to kidnapping • Identifies the numerous factors that led to the lucrative business of kidnapping • Describes the physical and psychological subduing of victims • Includes the perspectives of those who tried to help: educators, crusaders, rescuers, and cooperative slave owners

Author(s): David Fiske
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Year: 2016

Language: English
Pages: 172
City: Westport