In the Matter of Color: The Colonial Period
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
Focusing on the actions and attitudes of the courts, legislatures, and public servants in six colonies, Judge Higginbotham shows ways in which the law has contributed to injustices suffered by Black Americans.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN-13
- 9780195023879
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- SlaveryColonial American lawRacial injustice
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1981)
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