I feel no consciousness of guilt in the matter, nor even mortification on account of my imprisonment and irons. Who ever supposes himself guilty, because Congress does not pass a law abolishing slavery in the United States? -Francis Wayland, The Limitations of Human Responsibility (1838) NOW, villain! what have you to say . . . ? -“Dialogue Between a Master and a Slave,” Columbian Orator (1797) African Americans-Legal status, laws, etc.-History. American literature-African American authors-History and criticism. African Americans in literature-History and criticism. Includes bibliographical references and index. In the shadow of the gallows : race, crime, and American civic identity / Jeannine Marie DeLombard. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data DeLombard, Jeannine Marie. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Universit y of pennsylvania press phil adelphiaĬopyright © 2012 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. IN THE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS Race, Crime, and American Civic Identity Who Aint a Slaver? Citizenship, Piracy, and Slaver Narratives How Freeman Was Made a Madman: Race, Capacity, and CitizenshipĦ.
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