I highly recommend James M. Campbell's Slavery on Trial: Race, Class, and
Criminal Justice in Antebellum Richmond, Virginia. Granted, it is
geographically limited, but is based on prodigious research.

Gregg Kimball

On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 12:19 PM Tarter, Brent <
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> I have always been a great fan of Schwarz's book, which gets too little
> attention, I think. One of its many strengths is its recognition that the
> actions of enslaved people (indeed, enslaved people's ideas about work and
> obligation) were influential on white men who wrote and enforced laws in
> Virginia.
>
> Brent Tarter
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> On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 4:20 PM Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Has there been a study of Va's enslavement law since Phillip Schwarz's
> > book?
> > Many thanks -- Henry Wiencek
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