“…In North Carolina the legal status of slave unions was among the first issues on the agenda of the 1865 constitutional convention. The final act declared all unions of ex-slaves who ‘now cohabit together in relation of husband and wife’ to be lawful marriages from ‘the time of commencement of such cohabitation.’ “As [Duke] historian […]
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In legalizing ex-slave marriages, timing was crucial
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged american marriage, laura edwards, nc constitutional convention, nc slavery, priscilla yamin, slave marriages on January 20, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
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