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Slavery and freedom in Texas : stories from the courtroom, 1821-1871 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gillmer, Jason A. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2017]
Series:Southern legal studies.
Subjects:
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Texas > Cases.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Texas > Cases.
Freedmen > Legal status, laws, etc. > Texas > Cases.
Slaveholders > Legal status, laws, etc. > Texas > Cases.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Texas > Cases.
Trials > Texas.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. White slaves and ownership rights in Central Texas
  • Sex, race, and family on the Gulf Coast
  • Slave resistance and class conflict in the Redlands
  • A free family of color on the borderland
  • Lawyers and slaves on Galveston Island
  • Telling stories of slavery and freedom.