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Slavery and freedom in Texas : stories from the courtroom, 1821-1871 /

"[This book offers] glimpses into Texas society in the time of slavery. Each story unfolds along boundaries--between men and women, slave and free, black and white, rich and poor, old and young--as rigid social orders are upset in ways that drive people into the courtroom. One case involves a s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillmer, Jason A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2017]
Colección:Southern legal studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction White Slaves and Ownership Rights in Central Texas -- CHAPTER ONE Sex, Race, and Family on the Gulf Coast -- CHAPTER TWO Slave Resistance and Class Conflict in the Redlands -- CHAPTER THREE A Free Family of Color on the Borderland -- CHAPTER FOUR Lawyers and Slaves on Galveston Island -- CONCLUSTION Telling Stories of Slavery and Freedom -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I 
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