Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleA “Triumph of Freedom” After All? Prigg v. Pennsylvania Re-examined.AuthorsGoldstein, Leslie FriedmanAbstractPrigg v. Pennsylvania (1842), has puzzled scholars for generations. Law professor David Currie has called it “perplexing.” It is a case over which scholars have come to a wide array of conflicting conclusions.SubjectsPENNSYLVANIA; UNITED States; FUGITIVE slaves; LEGAL status of fugitive slaves; CHEROKEE (North American people); UNITED States. Supreme Court; PENNSYLVANIA state politics &; government; SLAVERY laws; LEGAL status of Native AmericansPublicationLaw & History Review, 2011, Vol 29, Issue 3, p763ISSN0738-2480Publication typeArticleDOI10.1017/S0738248011000320