slaves and free Blacks in Georgia's criminal justice system McNair, Glenn 1962- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. vau Charlottesville University of Virginia Press 2009 monographic eng

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xii, 234 p. "My Lord, they are stark mad after Negroes" : slavery and the corruption of Georgia's legal culture -- "For the better ordering and governing Negroes" : Blacks and the law -- "Negroes might cut the throats of our people" : Black crime and its causes -- "Some convenient method and form of tryal" : the trial process -- "The slave should look to his master and the courts to avenge his wrongs" : the appellate process -- "May the Lord have mercy on his soul" : punishment. Glenn McNair. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-ga Criminal justice, Administration of Georgia History 18th century Criminal justice, Administration of Georgia History 19th century Discrimination in criminal justice administration Georgia History African Americans Legal status, laws, etc Georgia History 18th century African Americans Legal status, laws, etc Georgia History 19th century Slaves Legal status, laws, etc Georgia History Free African Americans Legal status, laws, etc Georgia History Crime and race Georgia History Georgia Race relations History 18th century Georgia Race relations History 19th century HV9955.G4 M36 2009eb 364.9758089/96073 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10495564 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10495564 CaPaEBR 081006 ebr10495564