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Fathers of Conscience: Mixed-Race Inheritance in the Antebellum South
2011, University of Georgia Press
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0820342300 9780820342306
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Fathers of conscience: mixed-race inheritance in the antebellum South
2009, University of Georgia Press
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Inheritance rights in the antebellum South
Righteous fathers, vulnerable old men, and degraded creatures
Slavery, freedom, and the rule of law
Justice and mercy in the Kentucky Court of Appeals
Circling the wagons and clamping down : the Mississippi High Court of Errors and Appeals
The people of Barnwell against the Supreme Court of South Carolina : the case of Elijah Willis
Conclusion: The law's paradox of property and power : the significance of geography
Appendix one: Case indexes
Appendix two: Opinions on the emancipation of slaves during George Robertson's tenure as chief justice
Appendix three: Supplementary information regarding Willis v. Jolliffe.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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