ISBN:
9781469673110
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9781469673127
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 243 Seiten
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24 cm (hbk)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Nunley, Tamika Y. The Demands of Justice
DDC:
305.48/896073075509033
Keywords:
Discrimination in criminal justice administration History 19th century
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Women slaves Legal status, laws, etc 19th century
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History
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Women slaves Legal status, laws, etc 18th century
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History
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African American women Legal status, laws, etc 19th century
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History
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African American women Legal status, laws, etc 18th century
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History
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Female offenders History 19th century
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Criminal law Social aspects 19th century
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History
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Clemency History 19th century
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Virginia Race relations
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History
Abstract:
"Less a legal history and more an examination of gender, race, crime, and punishment in the antebellum era, Nunley's book measures the limits and possibilities of justice for enslaved women accused of attempting to or succeeding in committing grave crimes against their owners. Immersing herself in hundreds of court cases, executive orders, transportation records of the state treasury, and newspapers from a single state - Virginia - Tamika Nunley has unearthed the stories of enslaved women charged by their owners with poisoning, theft, murder, infanticide, and arson"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Virginian luxuries -- Poison -- Murder -- Infanticide -- Insurgency.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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