1866 J. SELLA MARTIN. Important MSs on Slavery by Black Abolitionist & Friend of Frederick Douglass Spurgeon In Memoriam of W

In Memoriam of W

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with three maps

He drew together dozens of legal experts to revise Byzantine law

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1866 J. SELLA MARTIN. Important MSs on Slavery by Black Abolitionist & Friend of Frederick Douglass Spurgeon In Memoriam of WA very important MSs inscription by black former slave abolitionist, John Sella Martin. We trace no examples in the trade, none at auction, and very spare representation in institutional collections. John Sella [sometimes Stella] Martin [p1832 1876] was born enslaved in Charlotte, North Carolina. His mother was a slave who seems to have become pregnant after being raped by the son or nephew of her white master. Under the principle of partus sequitur