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Two Lives of Sally Miller A Case of Mistaken Racial Identity in Antebellum New Orleans

Wilson, Carol
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780813540580
Publisert
2007-03-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Rutgers University Press
Vekt
255 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Wilson, Carol

Om bidragsyterne

Carol Wilson is an associate professor of history at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

Two Lives of Sally Miller A Case of Mistaken Racial Identity in Antebellum New Orleans

Wilson, Carol
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk
Wilson, Carol
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk
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This book is an original and provocative exploration of a purported case of mistaken identity. Wilson offers a unique look at questions of racial identity under the law in the early republic.

- Timothy S. Huebner, author of The Southern Judicial Tradition: State Judges and Sectional Distincti

In this carefully researched volume Wilson deftly deals with all aspects of a case that challenged 'both the Louisiana legal system and white southerners' notions of race." Chapters illuminate antebellum New Orleans, the redemptioner system and German immigration, the complicated legal code in Louisiana, and the question of white slavery and its use by abolitionists and authors ... Wilson also provides original insights on the meaning of race and gender in the antebellum South and their impact on the case.

- Matthew Mason, Journal of Southern History

In 1843, the Louisiana Supreme Court heard the case of a slave named Sally Miller, who claimed to have been born a free white person in Germany. Sally, a very light-skinned slave girl working in a New Orleans caf, might not have known she had a case were it not for a woman who recognized her as Salom Muller, with whom she had emigrated from Germany over twenty years earlier. Sally decided to sue for her freedom, and was ultimately freed, despite strong evidence contrary to her claim. In The Two Lives of Sally Miller, Carol Wilson explores this fascinating legal case and its reflection on broader questions about race, society, and law in the antebellum South. Why did a court system known for its extreme bias against African Americans help to free a woman who was believed by many to be a black slave? Wilson explains that while the notion of white enslavement was shocking, it was easier for society to acknowledge that possibility than the alternative-an African slave who deceived whites and triumphed over the system.
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In 1843, the Louisiana Supreme Court heard the case of a slave named Sally Miller, who claimed to have been born a free white person in Germany. This book explores this legal case and its reflection on broader questions about race, society, and law in the antebellum South.
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Introduction : The discovery of Salomé Muller A slave sues her master The Mullers of Alsace New Orleans Germans and redemptioners Sally and John Miller Sally and Louis Belmonti From Black to White White slavery Sally Miller and Salomé Muller Conclusion
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This book is an original and provocative exploration of a purported case of mistaken identity. Wilson offers a unique look at questions of racial identity under the law in the early republic.

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This book is an original and provocative exploration of a purported case of mistaken identity. Wilson offers a unique look at questions of racial identity under the law in the early republic.

- Timothy S. Huebner, author of The Southern Judicial Tradition: State Judges and Sectional Distincti

In this carefully researched volume Wilson deftly deals with all aspects of a case that challenged 'both the Louisiana legal system and white southerners' notions of race." Chapters illuminate antebellum New Orleans, the redemptioner system and German immigration, the complicated legal code in Louisiana, and the question of white slavery and its use by abolitionists and authors ... Wilson also provides original insights on the meaning of race and gender in the antebellum South and their impact on the case.

- Matthew Mason, Journal of Southern History

In 1843, the Louisiana Supreme Court heard the case of a slave named Sally Miller, who claimed to have been born a free white person in Germany. Sally, a very light-skinned slave girl working in a New Orleans caf, might not have known she had a case were it not for a woman who recognized her as Salom Muller, with whom she had emigrated from Germany over twenty years earlier. Sally decided to sue for her freedom, and was ultimately freed, despite strong evidence contrary to her claim. In The Two Lives of Sally Miller, Carol Wilson explores this fascinating legal case and its reflection on broader questions about race, society, and law in the antebellum South. Why did a court system known for its extreme bias against African Americans help to free a woman who was believed by many to be a black slave? Wilson explains that while the notion of white enslavement was shocking, it was easier for society to acknowledge that possibility than the alternative-an African slave who deceived whites and triumphed over the system.
Les mer
In 1843, the Louisiana Supreme Court heard the case of a slave named Sally Miller, who claimed to have been born a free white person in Germany. This book explores this legal case and its reflection on broader questions about race, society, and law in the antebellum South.
Les mer
Introduction : The discovery of Salomé Muller A slave sues her master The Mullers of Alsace New Orleans Germans and redemptioners Sally and John Miller Sally and Louis Belmonti From Black to White White slavery Sally Miller and Salomé Muller Conclusion
Les mer
This book is an original and provocative exploration of a purported case of mistaken identity. Wilson offers a unique look at questions of racial identity under the law in the early republic.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780813540580
Publisert
2007-03-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Rutgers University Press
Vekt
255 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Wilson, Carol

Om bidragsyterne

Carol Wilson is an associate professor of history at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

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