‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… verbal altercation between the two, Cooke decided to take action against Blair. Thus with the assistance of Edward and … In retrospect, Blair might have re-considered his libel action, as the court case created a platform for Cooke to … In any event, for Toon, Jack, January and ‘Lice’, taking action against Kotze on their own would have been fraught …