The central protagonist, a slave born in 1817 who discovers a manumission document after his mother's death. He initiates a legal battle against his master Joseph Lory to secure his freedom. After being imprisoned and exiled to Mauritius, he leverages a legal loophole to prepare a second lawsuit in France. Ultimately, new evidence regarding his mother's past status secures his official recognition as a free man in 1845.
Boucher provides essential legal expertise and representation across multiple jurisdictions.
Lory holds legal and physical ownership over Furcy on Bourbon Island.
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