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Freedom suit

1835 Marie Louise v. Marot (1836) was heard by the Louisiana state district court and appealed to the Louisiana Supreme Court.


Clotel

He also incorporated notable elements of recent events, such as the escape of the Crafts, and the freedom suit court case of Salome, a slave in Louisiana who claimed to be a native-born German immigrant.

Edward Bates

After she gained her freedom, she enlisted Bates' support as her attorney in the separate freedom suit she filed for her daughter Lucy Ann Berry, then about age 14.

Marie Louise v. Marot

Marie Louise v. Marot (1836) was a freedom suit heard by the Louisiana state district court and appealed to the Louisiana Supreme Court.


see also

Rachel Walker

Rachel v. Walker, a "freedom suit" filed by Rachel, an African-American slave in the St. Louis Circuit Court.