34. Race, Gender, and the Law
Friday, January 7, 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Convention Center, Room 210
- Chair: Tony Freyer, University of Alabama
- Papers: The
Slave as an “Unfortunate Criminal": Notions
of Class, Color, and Justice in the Old South
Amy Crowson, University of Georgia
"
Never Against Her Will?" Black Women, White Men, and Rape, 1926–52
Theresa Napson-Williams, Rutgers University at New Brunswick
Treat Her Like a Lady: Black Women, Assault, and Judicial Paternalism,
1865–1910
Uche Egemonye, Spelman College
- Comment: Elizabeth M. Smith, Kent State University
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