Legitimized Violent Slave Abuse in the American South, 1619-1865: A Case Study of Law and Social Change in Six Southern States

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Journal Article Legitimized Violent Slave Abuse in the American South, 1619–1865: A Case Study of Law and Social Change in Six Southern States Get access Andrew Fede, J. D. Andrew Fede, J. D. Member of the New Jersey Bar *1982, Rutgers Law School—Newark, N.J. This article began as a paper for a Fall 1980 seminar on Law and Social Change in U. S. History conducted by Professor James C. N. Paul at Rutgers Law School. I especially thank Professor Paul, as well as Professor John Anthony Scott and the anonymous reader for reviewing drafts of this article. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 29, Issue 2, April 1985, Pages 93–150, https://doi.org/10.2307/844931 Published: 01 April 1985