Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-390) and index
In search of justice and jurisprudence -- Romance and resistance -- The romance of desire and identity -- Privacy, property, and self -- Law and the urbanization of narrative in "postproperty" African American life -- Lynchings and passing -- Resistance in Renascence -- At the end of histories
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"In Whispered Consolations, Jon-Christian Suggs examines the tradition of American law as it appears in African American literary life, from pre-Revolutionary murder trials to gangsta rap. This exciting approach changes our pictures of both American law and African American literature." "This book will appeal to students and scholars of literary and cultural studies, law and literature, and American history, as well as to scholars of African American literature and culture."--Jacket
Whispered consolations.
African Americans-- Legal status, laws, etc
Justice
Race discrimination-- Law and legislation-- United States