Relying on extensive surviving original records; this book analyzes the November 1851 trial in the federal circuit court of Robert Morris; the second black admitted to practice in Massachusetts; for rescuing a fugitive slave from the custody of the U.S. marshal in the federal courtroom in Boston. It demonstrates that Justice Benjamin Robbins Curtis; a supporter of Daniel Webster and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 presiding under a recess appointment; made two critical rulings against Morris that were at odds with existing precedents. Finally; the book contextualizes Morris's trial among the other trials for this rescue; the prosecutions for the attempt to rescue Anthony Burns; another fugitive slave; in 1854; and the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott in 1857. Published by Talbot Publishing; an imprint of the Lawbook Exchange; Ltd.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. His Life and Times Ended Way Too soonBy William L. Willard; Sr.I'm a huge Sand Pebbles fan (book and movie) and continue to enjoy Left Handed Monkey Wrench. Author Noble also gets McKenna; who died too soon and wrote too little; and that comes across in the entertaining page-turner (to coin a phrase).1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy James FlynnExtremely Well done0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent insight into Richard McKenna's writingBy e9snipeIf you liked Sand Pebbles this is a very memorable read!
