The Black Laws in the Old Northwest: A Documentary History

by Stephen Middleton

The Northwest Territory (now the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin), under the Ordinance of 1787, was a free jurisdiction. Yet, all of the states of the territory, except Wisconsin, adopted Black Laws, legislation designed to subjugate African Americans. For the first time, this book brings together the Black Laws of the Old Northwest. The documents in the volume include statutes, legislative reports and resolutions, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313280169
• ISBN13: 9780313280160
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"