Journal article
“A Slave in Nebraska” and Other Black Habeas Activism on the Gilded Age Plains
The Western historical quarterly, Vol.56(2), pp.117-131
05/20/2025
DOI: 10.1093/whq/whaf001
Abstract
Drawing on court records, newspaper accounts, and a remarkable journal, this article presents a microhistory of Till, a Black teenager in rural Nebraska who became the subject of a well-publicized 1890 habeas corpus petition alleging his enslavement in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment. It contends that this proceeding should be understood as a freedom suit and that Till’s subsequent life should be understood as part of its legal history.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- “A Slave in Nebraska” and Other Black Habeas Activism on the Gilded Age Plains
- Creators
- Cory James Young - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Western historical quarterly, Vol.56(2), pp.117-131
- DOI
- 10.1093/whq/whaf001
- ISSN
- 0043-3810
- eISSN
- 1939-8603
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 02/19/2025
- Date published
- 05/20/2025
- Academic Unit
- History
- Record Identifier
- 9984795379102771
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