In the Matter of Color: Race and the American Legal Process in the Colonial PeriodAuthor: A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1979 Condition: Hardcover with dust jacket, slight wear and tear to dust jacket, interior clean "Chronicles in unrelenting detail the role of the law in the enslavement and subjugation of black Americans during the colonial period. No attempt to summarize the colonial experience could convey the rich and comprehensive detail which is the major strength of Judge Higginbotham's work."