Black Litigants in the Antebellum American South

Based on new research conducted in courthouse basements and storage sheds in rural Mississippi and Louisiana, Kimberly Welch draws on over 1,000 examples of free and enslaved black litigants who used the courts to protect their interests and reconfigure their place in a tense society.

Pe baza noilor cercetari efectuate in subsolurile tribunalelor si in depozitele de depozitare din Mississippi si Louisiana rurale, Kimberly Welch se bazeaza pe peste 1.000 de exemple de justitiabili liberi si inrobiti care au folosit instantele pentru a-si proteja interesele si pentru a-si reconfigura locul intr-o societate tensionata.