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Fathers of Conscience: Mixed-race Inheritance in the Antebellum South - Studies in the Legal History of the South Bernie D. Jones
Fathers of Conscience: Mixed-race Inheritance in the Antebellum South - Studies in the Legal History of the South
Bernie D. Jones
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.
192 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 15, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780820329802 |
| Publishers | University of Georgia Press |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 439 g |