THE NAT TURNER TRIALS.

Autor: BROPHY, ALFRED L.
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Zdroj: North Carolina Law Review; Jun2013, Vol. 91 Issue 5, p1817-1880, 64p
Abstrakt: The article focuses on the legal responses to slavery in North Carolina and Virginia during the 1830s and discusses how the legal system supported slavery through judgments. Information is provided on the courts' awarding of power to slave owners, how the court validated white supremacy in the states, and the impact of the Nat Turner Trials, which describes slave trials that occurred after the rebellion of slave Nat Turner.
Databáze: Complementary Index