[Review of] David Delaney. Race, Place, & the Law

Authors

David L. Hood

Orginal Publication Date

1998

Journal Title

Ethnic Studies Review

Volume

21

Issue

esr/vol21/iss1

First Page

114

Last Page

115

Comments

The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Conference Perspectives and Retrospectives

Abstract

David Delaney's work is informative and contributes to an understanding of race relations and the legal system. The central finding is that race relations exist in different spatial contexts at the same time. The author begins with the case Commonwealth v. Aves, 18 Pick. 193 (1836) which focuses on a young slave girl, "Med" and her freedom. The cause of action involved the movement of the servant girl to Massachusetts by her Louisiana master. The master was visiting relatives. Under Louisiana law Med was a slave, but Massachusetts law did not permit slavery.

Rights

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