The Black laws : race and the legal process in early Ohio / Stephen Middleton.
2005
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The Black laws : race and the legal process in early Ohio / Stephen Middleton.
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Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2005]
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©2005
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xi, 363 pages.
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Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest.
Formatted Contents Note
Ambiguous beginnings, 1787-1801
The many meanings of freedom, 1800-1803
"A state for white men," 1803-1830
The battle over the color line, 1830-1839
The struggle to abolish the color line, 1840-1849
Enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act, 1803-1850
The fugitive slave crisis in the 1850s
The limits of freedom.
The many meanings of freedom, 1800-1803
"A state for white men," 1803-1830
The battle over the color line, 1830-1839
The struggle to abolish the color line, 1840-1849
Enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act, 1803-1850
The fugitive slave crisis in the 1850s
The limits of freedom.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-355) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0821441582
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