ISBN:
9781108480642
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 281 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Studies in legal history
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Fuente, Alejandro de la, 1963 - Becoming free, becoming Black
DDC:
305.800973
Keywords:
Blacks History
;
Slavery History
;
Blacks Legal status, laws, etc
;
History
;
African Americans Legal status, laws, etc
;
History
;
Slavery Law and legislation
;
History
;
Slavery Law and legislation
;
History
;
Slavery Law and legislation
;
History
;
America Race relations
;
History
;
USA
;
Schwarze
;
Rechtsstellung
;
Rassendiskriminierung
;
Geschichte 1500-1860
Abstract:
"A Negro and by consequence an alien" : local regulations and the making of race, 1500s-1700s -- The "inconvenience" of Black freedom : manumission, 1500s-1700s -- "The natural right of all mankind" : claiming freedom in the age of revolution, 1760s-1830 -- "Rules ... for their expulsion" : foreclosing freedom, 1830s-1860 -- "Not of the same blood" : policing racial boundaries, 1830s-1860 -- Conclusion: "Home-born citizens" : the significance of free people of color.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1017/9781108612951
