Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
To the Honorable: Divorce, Alimony, Slavery, and the Law in Antebellum North Carolina
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21772
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This article analyses the divorces and legal separations related to race and slavery during the antebellum era in North Carolina. An overview of divorce proceedings is provided where slaves were forced to side with the head of the household during marital conflict. This highlights the difficulties white women had when attempting to leave bad marriages.
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