Counterfeit Justice: The Judicial Odyssey of Texas Freedwoman Azeline Hearne
(Part of the Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War Series)
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For many of the forty years of her life as a slave, Azeline Hearne cohabitated with her wealthy, unmarried master, Samuel R. Hearne. She bore him four children, only one of whom survived past early childhood. When Sam died shortly after the Civil War ended, he publicly acknowledged his relationship with Azeline and bequeathed his entire estate to their twenty-year-old mulatto son, with the provision that he take care of his mother. When their son...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0807134058
ISBN13:9780807134054
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:LSU Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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