The demands of justice : enslaved women, capital crime, and clemency in early Virginia / Tamika Y. Nunley.

Author/creator Nunley, Tamika author.
Format Book
PublicationChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
Descriptionxii, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Enslaved women--Legal status, laws, etc. --Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Enslaved women--Legal status, laws, etc. --Virginia. --History. --18th century.
African American women--Legal status, laws, etc. --Virginia. --History. --19th century.
African American women--Legal status, laws, etc. --Virginia. --History. --18th century.
Female offenders--Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Criminal law--Social aspects. --Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Clemency--Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Virginia--Race relations. --History.

Contents Virginian luxuries -- Poison -- Murder -- Infanticide -- Insurgency.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formebook version : 9781469673141
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022037194
ISBN9781469673110 hardcover
ISBN1469673118 hardcover
ISBN9781469673127 paperback
ISBN1469673126 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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