| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muldrick v. Galbraith | 31 Or. 86 | 1897 | 1 | Oregon | |
| Spivey v. Rose | 120 N.C. 163 | 1897 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| McNamara v. Lyon | 69 Conn. 447 | 1897 | 1 | Connecticut | |
| Towle v. Sherer | 70 Minn. 312 | 1897 | 1 | Minnesota | |
| Truss v. Miller | 116 Ala. 494 | 1897 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Sumner v. Crawford | 91 Tex. 129 | 1897 | 1 | Texas | |
| Gaston v. State | 117 Ala. 162 | 1897 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Haddon | 49 S.C. 308 | 1897 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Kalb v. Wise | 5 Ohio N.P. 5 | 1897 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Carey v. Fulmer | 74 Miss. 729 | 1897 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Niece v. Rogers | 14 Ohio C.C. 646 | 1897 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Niece v. Rogers | 7 Ohio Cir. Dec. 676 | 1897 | 1 | Ohio | |
| Moynahan v. Prentiss | 10 Colo. App. 295 | 1897 | 1 | Colorado | |
| Shaw v. Smithes | 167 Ill. 269 | 1897 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Gordon v. Burris | 141 Mo. 602 | 1897 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Tuteur v. Brown | 74 Miss. 774 | 1897 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Little v. Reid | 141 Mo. 242 | 1897 | 1 | Missouri | |
| State v. Tice | 30 Or. 457 | 1897 | 1 | Oregon | |
| State v. Byrd | 121 N.C. 684 | 1897 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Chambers v. Prewitt | 71 Ill. App. 119 | 1897 | 1 | Illinois |