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Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860 - Studies in Legal History Thomas D. Morris New edition
Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860 - Studies in Legal History
Thomas D. Morris
A history of the relationship between American slavery and the law from colonial times to the Civil War. It shows that racial slavery came to the English colonies as an institution without strict legal definitions, and Southern lawmakers struggled to reconcile a social order based on slavery.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 22, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807848173 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 592 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 40 mm · 879 g |
| Language | English |