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Double Character: Slavery And Mastery In The Antebellum Southern Courtroom (Studies In The Legal History Of The South Ser.),New Del Tredici For Nearly A DecadeThis Groundbreaking Study Of The Law And Culture Of Slavery In The Antebellum Deep South Takes Readers Into Local Courtrooms Where People Settled Their Civil Disputes Over Property. Buyers Sued Sellers For Breach Of Warranty When They Considered Slaves To Be Physically Or Morally Defective; Owners Sued Supervisors Who Whipped Or Neglected Slaves Under Their Care. How, Asks Ariela J. Gross, Did Communities Reconcile The Dilemmas Such Trials Raised