Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana by Alejandro de la Fuente, Ariela J. Gross

Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana

Studies in Legal History

Alejandro de la Fuente, Ariela J. Gross

294 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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How did Africans become 'blacks' in the Americas? Becoming Free, Becoming Black tells the story of enslaved and free people of color who used the law to claim freedom and citizenship for themselves and their loved ones. Their communities challenge...

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