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The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio (Law Society & Politics in the Midwest)
The Black Laws Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio - Law Society & Politics in the Midwest
Author: Stephen Middleton
Beginning in 1803, and continuing for several decades, the Ohio legislature enacted what came to be known as the Black Laws. These laws instituted barriers to blacks entering the state and placed limits on black testimony against whites. Stephen Middleton tells the story of this racial oppression in Ohio and provides chilling episodes of how bla...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780821416242
ISBN-10: 0821416243
Publication Date: 12/16/2005
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Ohio University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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