Overlooking The Law: The Practices Against Blacks In Texas From 1821-1872

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dc.contributor.advisorHam, Debra Newman
dc.contributor.authorEkong, Enimini Imoh
dc.contributor.departmentHistory and Geographyen_US
dc.contributor.programMaster of Artsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-27T15:04:10Z
dc.date.available2018-04-27T15:04:10Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis study of slavery in Texas concerns how various social practices harmful to blacks was accomplished by overlooking the law between 1680 and 1872 , as demonstrated in slave narratives collected by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939. What began as an examination of slave codes in the state of Texas ultimately evolved into a much greater fascination with the creation and implementation of various laws for enslaved and freed African Americans. This work thus addresses the a range of practices adopted by slaveholders and white lawmakers in Texas against African Americans, both free and enslaved, that resulted in overlooking the law. Three topics surveyed in this study are family and marriage, labor, and the efforts of the Freedmen's Bureau.
dc.genretheses
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M25M6294G
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/9921
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtMorgan State University
dc.rightsThis item is made available by Morgan State University for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner.
dc.subjectAfrican American studiesen_US
dc.subjectFreedmenen_US
dc.subjectAmerican historyen_US
dc.subjectMarriageen_US
dc.subjectSlaveryen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.titleOverlooking The Law: The Practices Against Blacks In Texas From 1821-1872
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