Legal Status of African Americans in Virginia and South Carolina from the Beginning of the 17th Century to the Mid-18th Century – Mgr. Helena Bartáková
Mgr. Helena Bartáková
Bachelor's thesis
Legal Status of African Americans in Virginia and South Carolina from the Beginning of the 17th Century to the Mid-18th Century
Legal Status of African Americans in Virginia and South Carolina from the Beginning of the 17th Century to the Mid-18th Century
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá právním postavením Afroameričanů ve státech Virginie a Jižní Karolína. Je zaměřena hlavně na proces formování otroctví a na jeho srovnání ve zmíněných státech. Jsou zde také rozebrány jednotlivé zákony týkající se otroctví, které byly ve Virginii a Jižní Karolíně vydány. Srovnání je doplněno analýzou společenských a ekonomických faktorů, které podstatným způsobem ovlivnily zákonodárnou …moreAbstract:
The thesis deals with the legal status of African Americans in two states: Virginia and South Carolina. It focuses on the emergence of chattel slavery and compares its formation in the two states. The thesis also examines the individual statutes and the slave codes that were issued in Virginia and South Carolina. The comparison is accompanied by the analysis of social factors that influenced the legislation …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 27. 8. 2008
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/fu2ap/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 4. 9. 2008
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
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BARTÁKOVÁ, Helena. \textit{Legal Status of African Americans in Virginia and South Carolina from the Beginning of the 17th Century to the Mid-18th Century}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2008. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/y2qxlq/.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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