Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas D. MorrisSeries:Studies in Legal HistoryPublish date:2/22/1999Pages:592
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807848173ISBN-10:807848174UPC:9780807848173Book Category:History, Social Science, LawBook Subcategory:United States, Slavery, Legal HistorySize:9.54 x 6.04 x 1.39 inchesWeight:1.9423Product ID:SCZN85BNYT
Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860
This volume is the first comprehensive history of the evolving relationship between American slavery and the law from colonial times to the Civil War. As Thomas Morris clearly shows, racial slavery came to the English colonies as an institution without strict legal definitions or guidelines. Specifically, he demonstrates that there was no coherent body of law that dealt solely with slaves....
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807848173ISBN-10:807848174UPC:9780807848173Book Category:History, Social Science, LawBook Subcategory:United States, Slavery, Legal HistorySize:9.54 x 6.04 x 1.39 inchesWeight:1.9423Product ID:SCZN85BNYT
Morris, Thomas D.: - Thomas D. Morris, professor of history at Portland State University, is author of Free Men All: The Personal Liberty Laws of the North, 1780-1861.
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