They were bought souls sent and inherited, but they themselves did not buy, sell, contract and inherent. Slaves inhabit their masters agenda. They lived through their masters agendas and lives during a time of their enslavement. The subject and subjective quality of their lives is overtaken by their existence as such, slaves are often on notice. It is hard to find details about their lives. They are described in the passive voice as having the characteristics of object. There are many lawsuits that involved slaves. The law books are full of them. They took place over the heads of slaves between free persons. Slaves did not sue. I wrote a book about 300 who did. And pardon me. And surprisingly, the majority won. This species of lawsuit is rare, indeed. In breed of cases and freedom cases before dred scott, the slave was pitted in fierce opposition to his or her master. What was a freedom suit . How did a slave get a lawyer . How did a slave get to court . Under the procedure set out by
They are in stable condition, so thats some good news in this case. As you mentioned, they were wrapping up a fire scene in north philadelphia. An eyewitness tells us that one of their ladders hit a power line, so that may be the cause of all of this. Again, were finding out that these two firefighters may have been shocked at this fire scene and thats why they were brought here to Temple University hospital. Well stay on top of this and bring you updates as soon as we get more information. Reporting live outside Temple University hospital in north philly, im rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. Earlier this morning sky force 10 was over an apartment fire. The fire started at the julian apartments. This happened just before 8 30. This building is across the street from Lasalle University and philadelphia central high school. The fire was quickly put under control and no one there was hurt. Meanwhile, two people including a philadelphia firefighter, were hurt in a house fire in northeast phil
It wasnt that bad when weenies came outside. It was only in one apartment. I dont understand why its like this now. Reporter devastation and tears flowing from tara miller as she watches the Apartment Building where she lived go up in flames. They havent been able to put the fire out. They been able to put it out. Reporter fire broke out at the apartments on academy road just before 5 00 tuesday evening evening. Smoke billowed from the building as flames continue to rage for hours. Fire commissioner derek saw we are says the first sign of fire was utility room which they were able to put out. They discovered fire had spread to the walls and extended to the third floor. At that point we started evacuating all the occupants out of the building. Reporter six minutes in the fire sored from two to four alarms. Forcing crews to withdrawal. Beginning a ground attack. Across the street Saint Davids Church took in distraught residents. A lot of emotions. I cannot start to imagine what it would
Youll need a warm jacket but dont forget your sunglasses. Right now moon glasses would do the trick. Thats a live view of the moon getting ready to set. Clear view of the moon. And clear skies, less wind and dry air. And we have a cold morning. 33 now in northeast philadelphia. Look at the Freezing Point for doylestown and trenton. Now 37 in wilmington. And 20s in pottstown. Roxboro is down to 38. South philadelphia is at 41 degrees right now. Nice and clear. Well see bright sunshine for boat boathouse row. A nice warmup, too. Chilly at 6 00. By 9 00, well be in the middle 40s and the near 60s. But it will be a bit windy as we go into the afternoon. The winds will be kicking in. Your hourbyhour forecast when im back in ten. Right now we check in with first alert traffic reporter christine maddela. No major accidents but Construction Projects to tell you about. This is i95 right at giraud. Traffic just getting by on the righthand lane. The lefthand lane is blocked due to construction. T
Encounter between his family for the last time. Then cry for help. I can hear them. The chilling 911 call from Sandra Bullock with an intruder in her home as an alleged stalker heads to trial. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Matt has the morning off. We have willie and dylan here today. The weather is the big story this morning. The real story is in the midwest. Terrifying pictures out of illinois. An entire town north of alcohol was devastated by a massive tornado. The damage is still being calculated as the threat of more Severe Weather moves east. Kevin tibbles is on the scene for us. Good morning to you. Reporter it was a night horrifying heavy weather across the midwest, but illinois bore the brunt. It was not one building that was not touched by the tornado. Several people unaccounted for and at least one woman is dead. Storm chasers captured the unbelievable footage as it