The Demands of Justice Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, and Clemency in Early Virginia

Summary: "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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781469673127
ISBN: 9781469673110
ISBN: 1469673126
ISBN: 1469673118
ISBN: 9781469673141
ISBN: 9781469673134
ISBN: 1469673142
ISBN: 1469673134
Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 p.)
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Computer data.
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Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:april.23 Description based upon print version of record. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Prelude -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Virginian Luxuries -- Chapter Two: Poison -- Chapter Three: Murder -- Chapter Four: Infanticide -- Chapter Five: Insurgency -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.