Document Type
Book Chapter
Original Publication Date
1988
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Twice Condemned: Slaves and the Criminal Laws of Virginia, 1705-1865
First Page
ix
Last Page
34
Date of Submission
June 2014
Abstract
Analyzes the history of enslaved African Americans' relationship with the criminal courts of Virginia during a 160 year period.
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Recommended Citation
Schwarz, Philip. "Preface, Introduction, and Chapter 1: The Shape of the Shackles." In Twice Condemned: Slaves and the Criminal Laws of Virginia, 1705-1865. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1988, Available from VCU Scholars Compass, http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/hist_pubs/1.
Comments
From Twice Condemned: Slaves and the Criminal Laws of Virginia, 1705-1865 by Philip J. Schwarz.
Originally published by LSU Press, and subsequently reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd.
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