Judge Thomas Ruffin and the Shadows of Southern History
| Author | : Sally Greene |
| Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2011-09-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780807882801 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0807882801 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Download or read book Judge Thomas Ruffin and the Shadows of Southern History written by Sally Greene and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judge Thomas Ruffin and the Shadows of Southern History by Sally Greene North Carolina's State Capitol still houses a statue to one of southern history's most notorious pro-slave-owner judges. Why? "Ruffin was ideologically sympathetic to the Confederate cause and remained so to his death. 'The power of the master must be absolute,' Ruffin wrote in State v. Mann (1829), 'to render the submission of the slave perfect.' State v. Mann became the most notorious opinion in the entire body of slavery law."
