Beyond Freedom’s Reach

A Kidnapping in the Twilight of Slavery

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Author: Adam Rothman ISBN: 9780674425156
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: February 25, 2015
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Adam Rothman
ISBN: 9780674425156
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: February 25, 2015
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

After Union forces captured New Orleans in 1862, Rose Herera’s owners fled to Havana, taking her three children with them. Adam Rothman tells the story of Herera’s quest to rescue her children from bondage after the war. As the kidnapping case made its way through the courts, it revealed the prospects and limits of justice during Reconstruction.

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After Union forces captured New Orleans in 1862, Rose Herera’s owners fled to Havana, taking her three children with them. Adam Rothman tells the story of Herera’s quest to rescue her children from bondage after the war. As the kidnapping case made its way through the courts, it revealed the prospects and limits of justice during Reconstruction.

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