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Public Wrongs, Private Rights: African Americans, Private Law, and White Violence during Jim Crow

Description:

This dissertation explores black litigation strategies, black legal culture, and the effect of black litigation on civil law. Not only did African Americans sue white southerners and white-owned companies for white-on-black violence under Jim Crow, they shared their collective legal knowledge through a network of black newspapers and contributed to...

Keyword:

civil litigation, sue, rights of personhood, damages, violence, and legal culture

Subject:

African American studies, History, and Law

Creator:

Eatmon, Myisha S.

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

02/01/2021

Date Created:

2020-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Alternate Identifier:

etdadmin_upload_764297 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15265