less than 1 minute read

The Quock Walker Trials: 1781-83

Suggestions For Further Reading



Moore, George H., Votes on the History of Slavery in Massachusetts. New York: Negro Universities Press, 1968 [reprint].

O'Brien, S.j., William, "Did the Jennison Case Outlaw Slavery in Massachusetts?" The lI'i/lioan and Mary Quarterly, Vol. XVII (April 1960).

Spector, Robert M., "The Quock Walker Cases (1781-83): The Abolition of Slavery and Negro Citizenship in Early Massachusetts." The Journal of Negro History, Vol. LIII (April 1968).

Additional topics

Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1637 to 1832The Quock Walker Trials: 1781-83 - Suggestions For Further Reading