The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio

by Stephen Middleton

Book Overview

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 sources, Stephen Middleton tells the story of racial oppression in Ohio and recounts chilling episodes of how blacks asserted their freedom by challenging the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821416243
• ISBN13: 9780821416242
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 363 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.0"