The employment of African Americans in law enforcement, 1803-1865 /

"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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mboma, Lievin Kambamba (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Antioch, Tennessee : Lievin K. Mboma Press, [2018]
Subjects:	1800-1899 African Americans > History > To 1863. African Americans > History > 1863-1877. Law enforcement > United States > History. African American soldiers > History > 19th century. African American police. African American soldiers. Law enforcement. United States. History.

Table of 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.