Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Note on Methodology | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
"My Lord They Are Stark Mad after Negroes": Slavery and the Corruption of Georgia's Legal Culture | p. 9 |
"For the Better Ordering and Governing Negroes": Blacks and the Law | p. 36 |
"Negroes Might Cut the Throats of Our People": Blacks Crime and Its Causes | p. 58 |
"Some Convenient Method and Form of Tryal": The Trial Process | p. 82 |
"The Slave Should Look to His Master and the Courts to Avenge His Wrongs": The Appellate Process | p. 118 |
"May the Lord Have Mercy on His Soul": Punishment | p. 143 |
Conclusion | p. 166 |
Appendix | p. 175 |
Notes | p. 189 |
Index | p. 225 |
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