The Laws of Slavery in Texas: Historical Documents and Essays, Paperback - Randolph B. Campbell

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Three centuries after the French explorer La Salle was murdered in the Texas wilds, this volume presents translations of three obscure documents th...

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Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeb...