Bücher der Reihe Studies in the Legal History of the South

Uses a captivating narrative to unpack the experiences of slavery and slave law in South Carolina and Massachusetts during the Revolutionary Era. In 1779, thirty-four South Carolina slaves escaped aboard a British privateer and survived several naval battles until the Massachusetts brig Tyrannicide led them to Massachusetts.

A study of the law and culture of slavery in the antebellum Deep South that takes readers into local courtrooms where people settled their civil disputes over property. This work sheds light on the law as a dramatic ritual in people's daily lives, and advances critical historical debates about law, honor, and commerce in the American South.

A bold reconceptualization of black freedom during the Civil War that uncovers the political claims made by African American women. By analysing the actions of women in St. Louis and rural Missouri, Romeo uncovers the confluence of military events, policy changes, and black agency that shaped the gendered paths to freedom and citizenship.

Federal Judge Johnson of Alabama decided many of the important civil rights and liberties cases in 20th century American history. These essays explain and defend a number of his decisions. Also included is a transcript of a television interview in which Johnson personally explains his decisions.