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.
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A gripping microhistory/legal case involving two generations of a French family enslaved in the Indian Ocean colonies.
Madeleine's children.
9780190233884
Furcy,1786-1856-- Trials, litigation, etc.
Furcy,1786-1856.
Law-- Colonies-- France-- History-- 19th century.
Slavery-- Law and legislation-- France-- History-- 19th century.
Slavery-- Law and legislation-- Réunion-- History-- 19th century.
South Asians-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- France-- History-- 19th century.