The American Slave Code, in Theory and Practice: Its Distinctive Features Shown by Its Statutes, Judicial Decisions and Illustrative Facts (Classic Reprint): William Goodell: 9781528585972: Books
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Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. A hard look at the legal backbone of American slavery and its daily impact.This work surveys the statutes, judicial decisions, and practical facts that shaped how slaves and free people of color lived, worked, and were controlled in the United States.Drawing on historical records and contemporary testimony, the book traces how slaveholding was enforced, how fugitives were pursued, and how laws varied from state to state. It also examines how neighboring sovereigns, like the Cherokees and Choctaws, created their own slave codes and how these codes reflected and reinforced racial hierarchy. The result is a detailed, sometimes stark portrait of slavery’s legal and social machinery.Ideal for readers seeking a careful, document-based view of how law and power intersected with race in the slave era.Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
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