The Northwest Territory (now the states of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin), under the Ordinance of 1787,
was a free jurisdiction. Yet, all of the states of the territory,
except Wisconsin, adopted Black Laws, legislation designed to
subjugate African Americans. For the first time, this book brings
together the Black Laws of the Old Northwest. The documents in the
volume include statutes, legislative reports and resolutions, and
petitions and memorials produced by the state legislatures,
government agencies, or concerned citizens. Together, the documents
provide a history of racial discrimination in this free
territory.
After a brief prologue, Stephen Middleton organizes the
documents by state. Within each state, the documents are arranged
into sets on specific topics such as immigration laws, welfare and
public education laws, and jury and testimony laws. Although in
general the editor lets the documents speak for themselves, he
introduces each set of documents with commentary pointing to the
themes in the documents. The volume will be a valuable resource for
both students and scholars concerned with African-American
history.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets |
Release date: |
March 1993 |
First published: |
March 1993 |
Authors: |
Stephen Middleton
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
464 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-28016-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Books >
Law >
General
|
LSN: |
0-313-28016-9 |
Barcode: |
9780313280160 |
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