The demands of justice : enslaved women, capital crime, and clemency in early Virginia /

The demands of justice : enslaved women, capital crime, and clemency in early Virginia /

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Author / Creator:	Nunley, Tamika, author.
Imprint:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
Description:	xii, 243 pages illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century. Women slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century. Women slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century. African American women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century. African American women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century. Female offenders -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century. Criminal law -- Social aspects -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century. Clemency -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century. Clemency. Criminal law -- Social aspects. Discrimination in criminal justice administration. Female offenders. Race relations. Virginia -- Race relations -- History. Virginia. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13017641

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ISBN:	9781469673110 1469673118 9781469673127 1469673126 9781469673134 9781469673141
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Less a legal history and more an examination of gender, race, crime, and punishment in the antebellum era, Nunley's book measures the limits and possibilities of justice for enslaved women accused of attempting to or succeeding in committing grave crimes against their owners. Immersing herself in hundreds of court cases, executive orders, transportation records of the state treasury, and newspapers from a single state - Virginia - Tamika Nunley has unearthed the stories of enslaved women charged by their owners with poisoning, theft, murder, infanticide, and arson"--
Other form:	ebook version : 9781469673141

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