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Prigg v. Pennsylvania

Further Readings



  • Finkelman, P. "Prigg v. Pennsylvania and Northern States Courts." Civil War History, Vol. 25, March 1979, pp. 5-35.
  • Johnson, John W., ed. Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, 1992.
  • Nogee, J. "The Prigg Case and Fugitive Slavery, 1842-50." Journal of Negro History, Vol. 39, January 1954, pp. 27-42.
  • Walker, David B. The Rebirth of Federalism: Slouching Toward Washington. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers, 1995.

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