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

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.

Used by permission of The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. Please note that downloads of the book chapter are for private/personal use only.

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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.

Rights

Copyright © by the Lawbook Exchange Ltd.

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.

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