Slave Law in the American South: State V. Mann in History and Literature

by Mark Tushnet and Mark V. Tushnet

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700612718
• ISBN13: 9780700612710
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"