Fathers of Conscience: Mixed-race Inheritance in the Antebellum South (Studies in the Legal History of the South)

Fathers of Conscience: Mixed-race Inheritance in the Antebellum South (Studies in the Legal History of the South)

by Bernie D . Jones (Author)

Synopsis

Looks at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. This book examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 192
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
Published: 15 Feb 2009

ISBN 10: 0820329800
ISBN 13: 9780820329802