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Law and society in the south : a history of North Carolina court cases / John W. Wertheimer.

Wertheimer, John, 1963- (Author).

Summary:

Law and Society in the South reconstructs eight pivotal legal disputes heard in North Carolina courts between the 1830s and the 1970s. Each case offers a vivid portait of the laws, litigants, lawyers, judges, and affected communities, providing a better understanding of not only the Tar Heel State but also the South as a whole. This book examines some of the most controversial issues of southern history, including white supremacy and racial topics, the teaching of evolution in public schools, the role of religion in society, and Prohibition. Law and Society in the South divulges the true nature of North Carolina courts: as the unpredictable venues of intense battles between southerners as they endured dramatic changes in their governing values.-- Back cover.

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  • ISBN: 9780813125350
  • ISBN: 0813125359
  • ISBN: 9780813126159
  • Physical Description: x, 282 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2009]

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General Note:
Paperback edition published in 2010.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-266) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Pt. 1. Drawing lines: from old south to Jim Crow -- pt. 2. Modernity and tradition: cultural conflict between the World Wars -- pt. 3. Civil rights: the paradigm shifts, 1956-1980.

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