Fathers of conscience : mixed-race inheritance in the antebellum South

Fathers of conscience : mixed-race inheritance in the antebellum South / Bernie D. Jones.

Author/creator	Jones, Bernie D.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2009.
Description	xiv, 197 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	Racially mixed people--Legal status, laws, etc. --Southern States --History --19th century. Illegitimate children--Legal status, laws, etc. --Southern States --History --19th century. Enslaved women--Legal status, laws, etc. --Southern States --History --19th century. Wills--Southern States --Cases. Inheritance and succession--Social aspects --Southern States --History --19th century. Men, White--Family relationships --Southern States --History --19th century. Slaveholders--Family relationships --Southern States --History --19th century. Enslaved persons--Family relationships --Southern States --History --19th century. Social classes--Southern States --History --19th century. Southern States--Race relations --History --19th century.

Series	Studies in the legal history of the South Studies in the legal history of the South. ^A388391
Contents	Introduction: Inheritance rights in the antebellum South -- 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 -- Conclusion: The law's paradox of property and power : the significance of geography -- Appendix one: Case indexes -- Appendix two: Opinions on the emancipation of slaves during George Robertson's tenure as chief justice -- Appendix three: Supplementary information regarding Willis v. Jolliffe.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.
LCCN	2008043133
ISBN	9780820329802 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0820329800 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780820332512 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0820332518 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	KF 4755 .J66 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold