Love on Trial An American Scandal in Black and White

by Ardizzone, Heidi; Lewis, Earl

• ISBN13: 9780393323092
• ISBN10: 0393323099
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

When Alice Jones, a former nanny, married Leonard Rhinelander in 1924, she became the first black woman to be listed in the Social Register as a member of one of New York's wealthiest families. Once news of the marriage became public, a scandal of race, class, and sex gripped the nation'”and forced the couple into an annulment trial. "A compelling read."'”Boston Globe "This is a great story....Earl Lewis and Heidi Ardizzone tell it very well."'”Chicago Tribune

Author Biography

Earl Lewis is dean of graduate studies at the University of Michigan, professor of history, and former director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies. Heidi Ardizzone teaches American studies at the University of Notre Dame

Table of Contents

Introduction Til Death Do Us Part	ix
Waiting for Leonard	3	(17)
Who Was Alice Jones?	20	(20)
Broken Promises	40	(8)
The Vamp and the Dupe	48	(15)
Concessions of Race	63	(16)
Just a Commonplace Love Affair	79	(23)
On the Face of It	102	(16)
A Man of Standing	118	(18)
The Fallen Prince	136	(20)
The Last Veil Lifted	156	(19)
Revelations	175	(18)
Before God and Man Be Fair	193	(9)
Awaiting the Verdict	202	(14)
The Trial Ends	216	(18)
Spotlights Are Slow to Fade	234	(18)
Conclusion The Last Word	252	(9)
Afterword Researching and Writing Love on Trial	261	(3)
Endnotes	264	(22)
Acknowledgments	286	(5)
Index	291