Who Speaks for Margaret Garner?

A fascinating documentary history of the fugitive slave case that captivated the nation-and inspired Toni Morrison’s acclaimed novel Beloved. In January 1856, Margaret Garner and her family were at the center of one of the most dramatic and intensely contested fugitive slave cases in American history. Immersing readers in a wealth of fascinating documentary evidence, this book offers an exploration of such contentious issues as slavery and freedom, race and gender, party and region, and law and politics.