The Demands of Justice : Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, and Clemency in Early Virginia /

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"Less a legal history and more an examination of gender, race, crime, and punishment in the antebellum era, Nunley's book measures the limits and possibilities of justice for enslaved women accused of attempting to or succeeding in committing grave crimes against their owners. Immersing he...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nunley, Tamika (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Race relations.
Female offenders.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Criminal law > Social aspects.
Clemency.
Clemency > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Criminal law > Social aspects > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Female offenders > Virginia > History > 19th century.
African American women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Virginia > History > 18th century.
African American women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Women slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Virginia > History > 18th century.
Women slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Virginia.
Virginia > Race relations > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Virginian luxuries
  • Poison
  • Murder
  • Infanticide
  • Insurgency.

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