Freedom Has a Face
Author | : Kirt Von Daacke |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780813933092 |
ISBN-13 | : 0813933099 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Download or read book Freedom Has a Face written by Kirt Von Daacke and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that the inhabitants of Albemarle County (in rural Piedmont Virginia), white, black, and mixed-race treated each other more on the basis of a person's reputations than on the basis of state laws requiring restrictions on black freedom. Examples are drawn from law proceedings, (blacks did testify in courts despite its being against the law), marriages, residence, and other matters.