Slavery on Trial: Race, Class, and Criminal Justice in Antebellum Richmond, Virginia by James Campbell

Slavery on Trial: Race, Class, and Criminal Justice in Antebellum Richmond, Virginia

New Perspectives on the History of the South (Paperback)

James Campbell

288 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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By the mid-nineteenth century, Richmond was one of the preeminent industrial centers in the South, with a level of criminal activity that reflected its size. Slavery on Trial examines more than 7,000 criminal cases recorded between 1830 and 1860, ...

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