Double Character : : Slavery and Mastery in the Antebellum Southern Courtroom / / Ariela J. Gross.
In a groundbreaking study of the day-to-day law and culture of slavery, Ariela Gross investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves. Buyers sued sellers for breach of warranty when they considered slaves to be physically or morally defect...
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Gross, Ariela J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Double Character : Slavery and Mastery in the Antebellum Southern Courtroom / Ariela J. Gross. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021] ©2001 1 online resource (280 p.) : 17 halftones, 11 tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ONE COURT AND MARKET -- TWO HONOR AND DISHONOR -- THREE SLAVES' CHARACTER -- FOUR MASTERS' CHARACTER -- FIVE BODY AND MIND -- EPILOGUE -- APPENDIX NOTE ON SOURCES AND METHODS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In a groundbreaking study of the day-to-day law and culture of slavery, Ariela Gross investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves. Buyers sued sellers for breach of warranty when they considered slaves to be physically or morally defective; owners sued supervisors who whipped or neglected slaves under their care. Double Character seeks to explain how communities dealt with an important dilemma raised by these trials: how could slaves who acted as moral agents be treated as commodities? Because these cases made the character of slaves a central legal question, slaves' moral agency intruded into the courtroom, often challenging the character of slaveholders who saw themselves as honorable masters. Gross looks at the stories about white and black character that witnesses and litigants put forth in court. She not only reveals the role of law in constructing "race" but also offers a portrait of the culture of slavery, one that addresses historical debates about law, honor, and commerce in the American South.Gross maintains that witnesses and litigants drew on narratives available in the culture at large to explain the nature and origins of slaves' character, such as why slaves became runaways. But the legal process also shaped their expressions of racial ideology by favoring certain explanations over others. Double Character brings to life the law as a dramatic ritual in people's daily lives, looking at trials from the perspective of litigants, lawyers, doctors, and the slaves themselves. The author's approach combines the methods of cultural anthropology, quantitative social history, and critical race theory. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Nov 2021) Courts Southern States History 19th century. Slavery Law and legislation Southern States History 19th century. Slaves Legal status, laws, etc Southern States History 19th century. Slaves Legal status, laws, etc. Southern States History 19th century. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. bisacsh Adeline. African codes of honor. Andrews, Philo. Ball, Charles. Brown, Andrew. Cartwright, Samuel. Civil War colored regiments. Cozzins v. Whitacker. Dangerfield, Elizabeth. Emancipation Proclamation. Forks-of-the-Road slave market. Freedmen's Bureau. Genovese, Eugene. Gilbert. Hagan v. Rist. Henderson, Charles. Johnson, William. Kemble, Fanny. Kyle, Christopher. Lafortune. Linden (Natchez estate). Lynch, Charles. McKowen, Alexander. Melrose (Natchez estate). Minute books (Adams Circuit Court). Northern culture. Oakland plantation. Olmsted, Frederick Law. Posey, Stanhope. Reynolds, Walker. alcoholism. biological racism. breach of covenant. commodification. depositions. dog running. equitable claims. ethic of honor. fellow-servant rule. idiocy. importation of slaves. inferior courts. insubordination. malleability of character. medical instructions. medical jurisprudence. moral insanity. negro syphilis. passing for white. petit juries. punishment rituals. redhibitory actions. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400823840?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400823840 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781400823840/original |
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