Suggs, Jon-Christian. <br/><br/>
Whispered Consolations :  Law and Narrative in African American Life. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (416 pages) 
 - Law, Meaning, and Violence Series .
 - Law, Meaning, and Violence Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Signifying, Epistemology, and Ontology in Law and African American Narrative -- or, A House of Laws on Fire -- 1. In Search of Justice and Jurisprudence -- 2. Romance and Resistance -- 3. The Romance of Desire and Identity -- 4. Privacy, Property, and Self -- 5. Law and the Urbanization of Narrative in "Postproperty" African American Life -- 6. Lynchings and Passing -- 7. Resistance in Renascence -- 8. At the End of Histories -- Epilogue: The Reemergence of Desire and the Postclassical Narrative, or "Hoo-Doo . . ." and "How-To . . . -- Notes -- References -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Explores the relationship between African American literature and American law. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472022823 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Afro-Americans.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF4757 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>342.730873