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Maria R. Montalvo, "Enslaved Archives: Slavery, Law, and the Production of the Past" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)

New Books in Law

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The Power of Visual Narratives in History

This chapter explores the critical role of book cover imagery in conveying themes related to slavery, emphasizing a powerful image of an enslaved man. It further examines archival influence on our understanding of personal stories, particularly through the case of Betsy, a free woman of color facing wrongful identification, highlighting the tension between legal documentation and individual claims of identity.

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