The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio
(Part of the Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest Series)
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Beginning in 1803, the Ohio legislature enacted what came to be known as the Black Laws. These laws instituted barriers against blacks entering the state and placed limits on black testimony against whites. Basing his narrative on massive primary research, often utilizing previously unexplored sources, Stephen Middleton tells the story of racial oppression in Ohio and recounts chilling episodes of how blacks asserted their freedom by challenging the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0821416235
ISBN13:9780821416235
Release Date:December 2005
Publisher:Ohio University Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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