[PDF.19im] Slave Law in the American South: State v. Mann in History and Literature (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)

Slave Law in the American South: State v. Mann in History and Literature (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)

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 | #1217650 in Books |  Univ Pr of Kansas |  2003-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.48 x.47 x5.58l,.48 | File type: PDF | 160 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Gene Fletcher|Great book| |“While losing neither objectivity nor moral compass, Mark Tushnet skillfully navigates the murky waters of Southern judicial and legal logic. His inspired study highly deserves close and serious attention.”—Bertram Wyatt-Brown, author

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 courts.

In one such case, State v. Mann, North Carolina Supreme Court justice Thomas Ruffin ruled that masters coul...

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