Property rites the Rhinelander trial, passing, and the protection of whiteness / Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor.

Author/creator Smith-Pryor, Elizabeth M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,
Descriptionxiii, 391 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Rhinelander, Leonard Kip--Trials, litigation, etc.
Jones, Alice Beatrice--Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Divorce)--New York (State). --Westchester County.
Marriage--Annulment. --New York (State). --Westchester County.
Interracial marriage--New York (State). --Westchester County.
Scandals--New York (State). --Westchester County.

Contents Curious acts -- "All mixed up" in New York -- The trial begins -- Passing and the "seemingly absurd question" of race -- Defending the citadel of whiteness from the "awful stain" -- The trial continues : degeneracy, modern love, and "filthy letters" -- "Poor little cupid" and the marriage contract -- Blind love and the visibility of race -- The trial ends.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [341]-372) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008047143
ISBN9780807859391 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807859397 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807832684 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807832685 (cloth : alk. paper)

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