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33 produkter
Frontiers of Freedom
Cincinnati's Black Community 1802–1868
Häftad, 2005
370 kr
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Nineteenth-century Cincinnati was northern in its geography, southern in its economy and politics, and western in its commercial aspirations. While those identities presented a crossroad of opportunity for native whites and immigrants, African Americans endured economic repression and a denial of …
Black Laws
Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio
Häftad, 2005
353 kr
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Beginning in 1803, the Ohio legislature enacted what came to be known as the Black Laws. These laws instituted barriers against blacks entering the state and placed limits on black testimony against whites. Basing his narrative on massive primary research, often utilizing previously unexplored …
American Pogrom
The East St. Louis Race Riot and Black Politics
Häftad, 2008
342 kr
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On July 2 and 3, 1917, a mob of white men and women looted and torched the homes and businesses of African Americans in the small industrial city of East St. Louis, Illinois. When the terror ended, the attackers had destroyed property worth millions of dollars, razed several neighborhoods, injured …
Rescue of Joshua Glover
A Fugitive Slave, the Constitution, and the Coming of the Civil War
Häftad, 2006
399 kr
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On March 11, 1854, the people of Wisconsin prevented agents of the federal government from carrying away the fugitive slave, Joshua Glover. Assembling in mass outside the Milwaukee courthouse, they demanded that the federal officers respect his civil liberties as they would those of any other …
No Winners Here Tonight
Race, Politics, and Geography in One of the Country's Busiest Death Penalty States
Häftad, 2009
295 kr
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Few subjects are as intensely debated in the United States as the death penalty. Some form of capital punishment has existed in America for hundreds of years, yet the justification for carrying out the ultimate sentence is a continuing source of controversy. No Winners Here Tonight explores the …
The Dred Scott Case
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law
Av David Thomas Konig, Paul Finkelman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
884 kr
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In 1846, two slaves, Dred and Harriet Scott, filed petitions for their freedom in the Old Courthouse in St Louis, Missouri. It is the first true civil rights case decided by the US Supreme Court. This title offers a collection of essays that revisits the history of the case and its aftermath in …
Dred Scott Case
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law
Av David Thomas Konig, Paul Finkelman m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
367 kr
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In 1846 two slaves, Dred and Harriet Scott, filed petitions for their freedom in the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. As the first true civil rights case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, Dred Scott v. Sandford raised issues that have not been fully resolved despite three amendments to the …
Jury in Lincoln's America
Inbunden, 2012
646 kr
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In the antebellum Midwest, Americans looked to the law, and specifically to the jury, to navigate the uncertain terrain of a rapidly changing society. During this formative era of American law, the jury served as the most visible connector between law and society. Through an analysis of the …
Justice and Legal Change on the Shores of Lake Erie
A History of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Av Paul Finkelman, Roberta Sue Alexander
Inbunden, 2012
577 kr
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Justice and Legal Change on the Shores of Lake Erie explores the many ways that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has affected the region, the nation, the development of American law, and American politics.The essays in this book, written by eminent law professors, …
Degrees of Allegiance
Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri's German-American Community During World War I
Av Petra Dewitt
Inbunden, 2012
646 kr
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Historians have long argued that the Great War eradicated German culture from American soil. Degrees of Allegiance examines the experiences of German-Americans living in Missouri during the First World War, evaluating the personal relationships at the local level that shaped their lives and the way …
Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War
Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America's Heartland
Häftad, 2014
414 kr
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Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War represents pathbreaking research on the rise of U.S. Army intelligence operations in the Midwest during the American Civil War and counters long-standing assumptions about Northern politics and society. At the beginning of the rebellion, state governors in …
Life and Death of Gus Reed
A Story of Race and Justice in Illinois During the Civil War and Reconstruction
Av Thomas Bahde
Inbunden, 2014
965 kr
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Gus Reed was a freed slave who traveled north as Sherman's March was sweeping through Georgia in 1864. His journey ended in Springfield, Illinois, a city undergoing fundamental changes as its white citizens struggled to understand the political, legal, and cultural consequences of emancipation and …
Life and Death of Gus Reed
A Story of Race and Justice in Illinois During the Civil War and Reconstruction
Av Thomas Bahde
Häftad, 2014
411 kr
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Gus Reed was a freed slave who traveled north as Sherman's March was sweeping through Georgia in 1864. His journey ended in Springfield, Illinois, a city undergoing fundamental changes as its white citizens struggled to understand the political, legal, and cultural consequences of emancipation and …
Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War
Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America's Heartland
Inbunden, 2014
1052 kr
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Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War represents pathbreaking research on the rise of U.S. Army intelligence operations in the Midwest during the American Civil War and counters long-standing assumptions about Northern politics and society. At the beginning of the rebellion, state governors in …
Jacksonian Conservatism of Rufus P. Ranney
The Politics and Jurisprudence of a Northern Democrat from the Age of Jackson to the Gilded Age
Inbunden, 2017
694 kr
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Ohio's Rufus P. Ranney embodied many of the most intriguing social and political tensions of his time. He was an anticorporate campaigner who became John D. Rockefeller's favorite lawyer. A student and law partner of abolitionist Benjamin F. Wade, Ranney acquired an antislavery reputation and …
Rescue of Joshua Glover
A Fugitive Slave, the Constitution, and the Coming of the Civil War
E-bok, 2006
611 kr
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On March 11, 1854, the people of Wisconsin prevented agents of the federal government from carrying away the fugitive slave, Joshua Glover. Assembling in mass outside the Milwaukee courthouse, they demanded that the federal officers respect his civil liberties as they would those of any other …
Dred Scott Case
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law
Av David Thomas Konig, Paul Finkelman m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
576 kr
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In 1846 two slaves, Dred and Harriet Scott, filed petitions for their freedom in the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. As the first true civil rights case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, Dred Scott v. Sandford raised issues that have not been fully resolved despite three amendments to the …
History of Indiana Law
Av David J. Bodenhamer, Randall T. Shepard
E-bok, 2014
1605 kr
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Long regarded as a center for middle-American values, Indiana is also a cultural crossroads that has produced a rich and complex legal and constitutional heritage. The History of Indiana Law traces this history through a series of expert articles by identifying the themes that mark the state's …
Justice and Legal Change on the Shores of Lake Erie
A History of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Av Paul Finkelman, Roberta Sue Alexander
E-bok, 2012
981 kr
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Justice and Legal Change on the Shores of Lake Erie explores the many ways that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has affected the region, the nation, the development of American law, and American politics.The essays in this book, written by eminent law professors, …
Degrees of Allegiance
Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri's German-American Community During World War I
Av Petra Dewitt
E-bok, 2012
981 kr
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Historians have long argued that the Great War eradicated German culture from American soil. Degrees of Allegiance examines the experiences of German-Americans living in Missouri during the First World War, evaluating the personal relationships at the local level that shaped their lives and the way …
Jury in Lincoln's America
E-bok, 2012
981 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the antebellum Midwest, Americans looked to the law, and specifically to the jury, to navigate the uncertain terrain of a rapidly changing society. During this formative era of American law, the jury served as the most visible connector between law and society. Through an analysis of the …
Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War
Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in America's Heartland
E-bok, 2014
660 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War represents pathbreaking research on the rise of U.S. Army intelligence operations in the Midwest during the American Civil War and counters long-standing assumptions about Northern politics and society. At the beginning of the rebellion, state governors in …
Life and Death of Gus Reed
A Story of Race and Justice in Illinois During the Civil War and Reconstruction
Av Thomas Bahde
E-bok, 2014
644 kr
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Gus Reed was a freed slave who traveled north as Sherman's March was sweeping through Georgia in 1864. His journey ended in Springfield, Illinois, a city undergoing fundamental changes as its white citizens struggled to understand the political, legal, and cultural consequences of emancipation and …
History of Ohio Law
Av Michael Les Benedict, John F. Winkler
Inbunden, 2004
1497 kr
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The History of Ohio Law is a complete sourcebook on the origin and development of Ohio law and its relationship to society. A model for work in this field, it is the starting point for any investigation of the subject.In the two-volume The History of Ohio Law, distinguished legal historians, …
Place of Recourse
A History of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1803–2003
Inbunden, 2005
880 kr
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The first history of a federal district court in a midwestern state, A Place of Recourse explains a district court's function and how its mission has evolved. The court has grown from an obscure institution adjudicating minor debt and land disputes to one that plays a central role in the political, …
Black Laws
Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio
Inbunden, 2005
675 kr
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Beginning in 1803, the Ohio legislature enacted what came to be known as the Black Laws. These laws instituted barriers against blacks entering the state and placed limits on black testimony against whites. Basing his narrative on massive primary research, often utilizing previously unexplored …
History of Indiana Law
Av David J. Bodenhamer, Randall T. Shepard
Inbunden, 2006
931 kr
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Long regarded as a center for middle-American values, Indiana is also a cultural crossroads that has produced a rich and complex legal and constitutional heritage. The History of Indiana Law traces this history through a series of expert articles by identifying the themes that mark the state's …
History of Michigan Law
Av Paul Finkelman, Martin J. Hershock
Inbunden, 2006
572 kr
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The History of Michigan Law offers the first serious survey of Michigan's rich legal past. Michigan legislators have played a leading role in developing modern civil rights law, protecting the environment, and assuring the right to counsel for those accused of crimes. Michigan was the first …
Fairer Death
Executing Women in Ohio
Inbunden, 2006
640 kr
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Women on death row are such a rarity that, once condemned, they may be ignored and forgotten. Ohio, a typical, middle-of-the-road death penalty state, provides a telling example of this phenomenon. The Fairer Death: Executing Women in Ohio explores Ohio's experience with the death penalty for women …
Fairer Death
Executing Women in Ohio
Häftad, 2006
295 kr
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Women on death row are such a rarity that, once condemned, they may be ignored and forgotten. Ohio, a typical, middle-of-the-road death penalty state, provides a telling example of this phenomenon. The Fairer Death: Executing Women in Ohio explores Ohio's experience with the death penalty for women …
