Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

by Thomas D. Morris

Book Overview

This volume is the first comprehensive history of the evolving relationship between American slavery and the law from colonial times to the Civil War. As Thomas Morris clearly shows, racial slavery came to the English colonies as an institution without strict legal definitions or guidelines. Specifically, he demonstrates that there was no coherent body of law that dealt solely with slaves. Instead, more general legal rules concerning inheritance,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807848174
• ISBN13: 9780807848173
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.5"