Double character : slavery and mastery in the antebellum southern courtroom /

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"In a groundbreaking study of the day-to-day law and culture of slavery, Ariela Gross investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves. Buyers sued sellers for breach of warranty when they considered slaves to be physically or morally...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gross, Ariela Julie
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2000.
Sujets:
1800-1899
Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc. > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Courts > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Tribunaux > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Courts
Slavery > Law and legislation
Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc.
Rechtsprechung
Sklavenhalter
Sklaverei
Slavernij.
Rechtspraak.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Southern States.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Southern States.
Courts > United States > Souterhn States > History.
Southern States
USA > Südstaaten
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Chapter One: Court and Market
  • Chapter Two: Honor and Dishonor
  • Chapter Three: Slaves' Character
  • Chapter Four: Masters' Character
  • Chapter Five: Body and Mind.

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