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7 - The Grave Question

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2023

Giuliana Perrone
Giuliana Perrone
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University of California, Santa Barbara
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This chapter explores the legality of unions between racially heterodox people. It asks readers to consider miscegenation suits decided in the 1860s and 1870s solely in the context of Reconstruction-era efforts to achieve abolition. Observing the suits from this perspective reveals an important moment of flux in the history of American abolition and reveals the central arguments that would be used to undermine equal citizenship.

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miscegenationmarriageadulteryfornicationsocial rights
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Nothing More than Freedom
The Failure of Abolition in American Law
 , pp. 203 - 236
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • The Grave Question
  • Giuliana Perrone, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Book: Nothing More than Freedom
  • Online publication: 04 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009219181.008
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  • The Grave Question
  • Giuliana Perrone, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Book: Nothing More than Freedom
  • Online publication: 04 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009219181.008
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  • The Grave Question
  • Giuliana Perrone, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Book: Nothing More than Freedom
  • Online publication: 04 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009219181.008
Available formats
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