Slavery, the Civil Law, and the Supreme Court of Louisiana

Name: Slavery, the Civil Law, and the Supreme Court of Louisiana
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ISBN: 9780807121658

ISBN-10: 0807121657

ISBN-13: 9780807121658

Edition: N/A

Authors: Judith Kelleher Schafer

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Book details

Publisher: LSU Press
Publication date: 3/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 412
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



"Slaves Are Regarded as Persons and Property": Sources of Slave Law in American Louisiana



"Details Are of a Most Revolting Character": Cruelty to Slaves and Legal Intervention



"No Proceedings . . . Shall Be Annulled or Impeded by Any Error of Form": The Treatment of Slaves Accused of Crimes



"The Slave Who Absconds Steals Himself": Slave Stealers and Fugitive Slaves



"Guaranteed Against the Vices and Maladies Prescribed by Law": Warranties in Slave Sales



"Marked in a Manner Unusual Amongst Civilised People": The Foreign and Domestic Slave Trade in Louisiana



"Open and Notorious Concubinage": The Emancipation of Slave Mistresses by Will



"Letting Loose in Our Midst . . . Persons of Color": Further Difficulties in Freeing Slaves by Will



"An Emancipation, Once Perfected, Is Irrevocable": Suits for Freedom



"As She Was a Free Woman There, She Must Be Held So Every Where": Comity, Conflict of Laws, and Suits for Freedom



"To Cling to the Desperate Fortunes of the Confederacy": Appeals Concerning Slavery Heard After the Civil War


Bibliography


Index