03492nam 2200757 a 450 991081900960332120240410193406.00-8203-4230-0(CKB)2550000000047614(OCoLC)753976373(CaPaEBR)ebrary10493748(SSID)ssj0000566158(PQKBManifestationID)11335699(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000566158(PQKBWorkID)10534602(PQKB)11657289(MdBmJHUP)muse14611(Au-PeEL)EBL3038991(CaPaEBR)ebr10493748(MiAaPQ)EBC3038991(EXLCZ)99255000000004761420081006d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFathers of conscience mixed-race inheritance in the antebellum South /Bernie D. Jones1st ed.Athens, Ga. University of Georgia Pressc20091 online resource (214 p.)Studies in the legal history of the SouthBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8203-2980-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Studies in the legal history of the South.Racially mixed peopleLegal status, laws, etcSouthern StatesHistory19th centuryIllegitimate childrenLegal status, laws, etcSouthern StatesHistory19th centuryEnslaved womenLegal status, laws, etcSouthern StatesHistory19th centuryWillsSouthern StatesCasesInheritance and successionSocial aspectsSouthern StatesHistory19th centuryMen, WhiteFamily relationshipsSouthern StatesHistory19th centurySlaveholdersFamily relationshipsSouthern StatesHistory19th centuryEnslaved personsFamily relationshipsSouthern StatesHistory19th centurySocial classesSouthern StatesHistory19th centurySouthern StatesRace relationsHistory19th centuryRacially mixed peopleLegal status, laws, etc.HistoryIllegitimate childrenLegal status, laws, etc.HistoryEnslaved womenLegal status, laws, etc.HistoryWillsInheritance and successionSocial aspectsHistoryMen, WhiteFamily relationshipsHistorySlaveholdersFamily relationshipsHistoryEnslaved personsFamily relationshipsHistorySocial classesHistory342.7508/7Jones Bernie D1661091MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819009603321Fathers of conscience4016804UNINA