The demands of justice : enslaved women, capital crime, and clemency in early Virginia / Tamika Y. Nunley.
| Author/creator |
Nunley, Tamika author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023] |
| Description | xii, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Virginian luxuries -- Poison -- Murder -- Infanticide -- Insurgency. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781469673141 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022037194 |
| ISBN | 9781469673110 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1469673118 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781469673127 paperback |
| ISBN | 1469673126 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E445 .V8 N86 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |