Introduction : I am Furcy -- Madeleine : a child slave in pre-colonial India -- Crossings : oceans, islands, race, and free soil -- Madeleine's children : family secrets -- Revolution : emancipation without freedom -- The limits of law : Madeleine's betrayal -- A perfect storm -- Incendiary arguments, justice suspended -- English liberties -- Freedom papers hidden in his shoe -- Damages and interest -- Afterword
Summary
A gripping microhistory/legal case involving two generations of a French family enslaved in the Indian Ocean colonies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
