Slave Law in the American South: State V. Mann in History and Literature
(Part of the Landmark Law Cases and American Society Series)
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Slavery in the American South could not have existed without the authority of law defining slaves as the property of their masters. But the fact that slaves were also human beings placed limits on this harsh reality. When the rigor of the law and the complex bonds of sentiment linking master and slave came into conflict, masters looked to the courts. In one such case, State v. Mann, North Carolina Supreme Court justice Thomas Ruffin...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0700612718
ISBN13:9780700612710
Release Date:October 2003
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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