Making race in the courtroom [electronic resource] : the legal construction of three races in New Orleans, 1791-1812 / Kenneth R. Aslakson.
Material type: TextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: New York : NYU Press, 2014. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm)ISBN:- 9780814724972
- 0814724973
- KFL411.5.A34 .A (Aslakson)
Based on author's dissertation (doctoral - University of Texas, 2007) issued under title: Making race : the role of free blacks in the development of New Orleans' three-caste society, 1791-1812.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Gulf and Its City -- A Legal System in Flux -- "We Shall Serve with Fidelity and Zeal" -- Outside the Bonds of Matrimony -- Owning So as Not to Be Owned -- When the Question Is Slavery or Freedom? -- Epilogue : From Adele to Plessy
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