freedom suit
lawsuits filed by enslaved people against slaveholders to assert their freedom, mainly in the Thirteen Colonies and the United States
en-GB/ˈfɹiːdəm ˈsuːt/
en-US/ˈfɹidəm ˈsut/
lawsuits filed by enslaved people against slaveholders to assert their freedom, mainly in the Thirteen Colonies and the United States