Criminal Injustice : Slaves and Free Blacks in Georgia's Criminal Justice System.
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- computer
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- 9780813929835
- 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
- 364.9758089/96073
- HV9955.G4 -- M36 2009eb
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Methodology -- Introduction -- 1 "MY LORD THEY ARE STARK MAD AFTER NEGROES": Slavery and the Corruption of Georgia's Legal Culture -- 2 "FOR THE BETTER ORDERING AND GOVERNING NEGROES": Blacks and the Law -- 3 "NEGROES MIGHT CUT THE THROATS OF OUR PEOPLE": Black Crime and Its Causes -- 4 "SOME CONVENIENT METHOD AND FORM OF TRYAL": The Trial Process -- 5 "THE SLAVE SHOULD LOOK TO HIS MASTER AND THE COURTS TO AVENGE HIS WRONGS": The Appellate Process -- 6 "MAY THE LORD HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL": Punishment -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Criminal Injustice shows how the prerogatives of slavery and white racial domination trumped any hope for legal justice for blacks.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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