| Description |
1 online resource (x, 282 pages) |
| Series |
New directions in southern history |
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New directions in southern history.
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| Contents |
White couples and "mulatto" babies : Jacksonian age divorce and democratization -- A former slave and his White wife during reconstruction : the case of Pinkney and Sarah Ross -- De jure housing segregation in progressive era Winston-Salem : the case of William Darnell -- Evolution and defamation : the case of Reverend J.R. Pentuff -- "Escape of the match-strikers" : the Samarcand arson case of 1931 -- Padlocking Greenwich Village : urbanization and public nuisance law -- Reading and the right to vote: James R. Walker Jr. and North Carolina's literacy test -- Native Americans and school desegregation : the Chavis case in Robeson County |
| Summary |
Law and Society in the South reconstructs eight pivotal legal disputes heard in North Carolina courts between the 1830s and the 1970s. Each case offers a vivid portrait of the laws, litigants, lawyers, judges, and affected communities, providing a better understanding of not only the Tar Heel State but also the South as a whole. This book examines some of the most controversial issues of southern history, including white supremacy and racial topics, the teaching of evolution in public schools, the role of religion in society, and Prohibition. Law and Society in the South divulges the true nat |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-266) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Law -- Social aspects -- North Carolina -- History
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Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- North Carolina -- History
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- North Carolina -- History
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LAW -- Jurisprudence.
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LAW -- General Practice.
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LAW -- Reference.
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LAW -- Essays.
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LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
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LAW -- Practical Guides.
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Law -- Social aspects
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Race discrimination -- Law and legislation
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North Carolina
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813173313 |
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0813173310 |
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