The Fight for Interracial Marriage Rights in Antebellum Massachusetts
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century
| Author: | Amber D. Moulton | ISBN: | 9780674286252 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Amber D. Moulton |
| ISBN: | 9780674286252 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Though Massachusetts banned slavery in 1780, prior to the Civil War a law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks reinforced the state’s racial caste system. Amber Moulton recreates an unlikely collaboration of reformers who sought to rectify what they saw as an indefensible injustice, leading to the legalization of interracial marriage.
Though Massachusetts banned slavery in 1780, prior to the Civil War a law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks reinforced the state’s racial caste system. Amber Moulton recreates an unlikely collaboration of reformers who sought to rectify what they saw as an indefensible injustice, leading to the legalization of interracial marriage.
