{"product_id":"inherit-the-land-jim-crow-meets-miss-maggies-will-paperback","title":"Inherit the Land: Jim Crow Meets Miss Maggie's Will - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGene Stowe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl a. Sergio\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early twentieth century, two wealthy white sisters, cousins to a North Carolina governor, wrote identical wills that left their substantial homeplace to a black man and his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaggie Ross, whose sister Sallie died in 1909, was the richest woman in Union County, North Carolina. Upon Maggie's death in 1920, her will bequeathed her estate to Bob Ross--who had grown up in the sisters' household--and his daughter Mittie Bell Houston. Mittie had also grown up with the well-to-do women, who had shown their affection for her by building a house for her and her husband. This house, along with eight hundred acres, hundreds of dollars in cash, and two of the white family's three gold watches went to Bob Ross and Houston. As soon as the contents of the will became known, more than one hundred of Maggie Ross's scandalized cousins sued to break the will, claiming that its bequest to black people proved that Maggie Ross was mentally incompetent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing the details of this case and of the lives of the people involved in it, Gene Stowe presents a story that sheds light on and complicates our understanding of the Jim Crow South. Stowe's account of this famous court battle shows how specific individuals, both white and black, labored against the status quo of white superiority and ultimately won. An evocative portrait of an entire generation's sins, \u003cem\u003eInherit the Land: Jim Crow Meets Miss Maggie's Will\u003c\/em\u003e hints at the possibility for color-blind justice in small-town North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of a legal fight in which an all-white jury awarded African Americans a North Carolina estate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Stowe\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Monroe, North Carolina, and was a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e for twelve years. He is head of the writing program of Trinity School at Greenlawn in South Bend, Indiana. Learn more about the author at http: \/\/genestowe.blogspot.com\/. \u003cb\u003eCarl A. Sergio\u003c\/b\u003e earned degrees in art design and psychology at the University of Notre Dame\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.9 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50913042268466,"sku":"9781934110607","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/WHBDeUFvRlVUZ3FPaEx0WW1zWFRrUT09.webp?v=1771304126","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/inherit-the-land-jim-crow-meets-miss-maggies-will-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}