Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-157) and index.
Contents:
Entrance of African Americans into law enforcement during the 1800's in the South -- Maintenance of law and order in the plantations before the Civil War -- African American law enforcers before the Civil War in the Northern states -- The Emancipation Proclamation and the employment of African Americans in the United States Army -- African American law enforcement duties during the War of Secession -- Law and order in the blacks' Civil War settlements and villages -- African American spies, scouts, and informants in the War of Secession -- African American spies in the Confederate White House -- James H. Jones and Benjamin Montgomery deeds for President Jefferson Davis -- The scouting and spying of Dabney and George Scott -- Conclusion and Summary.
Summary:
"The Employment of African Americans in Law Enforcement, 1803-1865, by Lievin Kambama Mboma, examines pertinent primary source and secondary data on police, justices of the peace, and militia duties entrusted to African Americans in Louisiana and in selected Northern states before and during the Civil War. In addition, Mboma discusses African American's little known criminal justice appointments in the plantation regimes, their military police work, and spying missions"-- Back cover.
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