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UNINA9910456911203321 |
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Autore |
McNair Glenn <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Criminal injustice [[electronic resource] ] : slaves and free Blacks in Georgia's criminal justice system / / Glenn McNair |
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Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2009 |
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1-280-49017-9 |
9786613585400 |
0-8139-2983-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Collana |
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Carter G. Woodson Institute series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criminal justice, Administration of - Georgia - History - 18th century |
Criminal justice, Administration of - Georgia - History - 19th century |
Discrimination in criminal justice administration - Georgia - History |
African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - Georgia - History - 18th century |
African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - Georgia - History - 19th century |
Slaves - Legal status, laws, etc - Georgia - History |
Free African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - Georgia - History |
Crime and race - Georgia - History |
Electronic books. |
Georgia Race relations History 18th century |
Georgia Race relations History 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"My Lord, they are stark mad after Negroes" : slavery and the corruption of Georgia's legal culture -- "For the better ordering and governing Negroes" : Blacks and the law -- "Negroes might cut the throats of our people" : Black crime and its causes -- "Some convenient method and form of tryal" : the trial process -- "The slave should look to his master and the courts to avenge his wrongs" : the appellate process -- "May the Lord have mercy on his soul" : punishment. |
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