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Slavery & the Law

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In this book, prominent historians of slavery and legal scholars analyze the intricate relationship between slavery, race, and the law from the earliest Black Codes in colonial America to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law and the Dred Scott decision prior to the Civil War. Slavery & the Law's wide-ranging essays focus on comparative slave law, auctioneering practices, rules of evidence, and property rights, as well as issues of criminality, punishment, and constitutional law.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780945612360
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 476
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. februar 1998
  • Størrelse:
  • 162x235x37 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 953 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 21. november 2024

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In this book, prominent historians of slavery and legal scholars analyze the intricate relationship between slavery, race, and the law from the earliest Black Codes in colonial America to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law and the Dred Scott decision prior to the Civil War. Slavery & the Law's wide-ranging essays focus on comparative slave law, auctioneering practices, rules of evidence, and property rights, as well as issues of criminality, punishment, and constitutional law.

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