Sommersett v. Stuart

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Sommersett v. Stuart was a landmark case that essentially ended slavery in England. The decision was written by Lord Mansfield of the King's Bench of England in 1772.

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  • Higginbotham Jr., Aloysius Leon. In The Matter of Color: Race and the American Legal Process - The Colonial Period. Oxford University Press. New York. 1978.
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