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Fathers of Conscience: Mixed-Race Inheritance in the Antebellum South (Studies in the Legal History of the South) (Studies in the Legal History of the South Ser.)
Bernie Jones
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Paperback. Looks at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. This book examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3; LNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
This book offers a new look at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. ""Fathers of Conscience"" examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children. These men, whose wills were contested by their white relatives, had used trusts and estates law to give their slave partners and children official recognition and thus circumvent the law of slavery. The will contests that followed determined whether that elevated status would be approved or denied by courts of ... Read more
This book offers a new look at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. ""Fathers of Conscience"" examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children. These men, whose wills were contested by their white relatives, had used trusts and estates law to give their slave partners and children official recognition and thus circumvent the law of slavery. The will contests that followed determined whether that elevated status would be approved or denied by courts of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Legal History of the South
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820332512
SKU
V9780820332512
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About Bernie Jones
Bernie D. Jones is an assistant professor in the Legal Studies department at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
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