Double Character: Slavery and Mastery in the Antebellum Southern Courtroom by Ariela J. Gross

Double Character: Slavery and Mastery in the Antebellum Southern Courtroom

Studies in the Legal History of the South

Ariela J. Gross

280 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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...

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