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Slave Law in the American South: State V. Mann in History and Literature (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)
Slave Law in the American South State V Mann in History and Literature - Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Author: Mark V. Tushnet
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 co...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780700612703
ISBN-10: 070061270X
Publication Date: 8/2003
Pages: 152
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Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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