Journal of Southern Legal History

The Journal of Southern Legal History is published annually by the Georgia Legal History Foundation, Inc. The Journal explores, analyzes, and depicts the history of law, the legal culture and profession, and the courts, including federal courts, in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Texas.

The Editorial Board and Staff welcome articles and essays of varying lengths on any aspects of southern legal history, broadly defined, as well as reports on research in progress and recommendations for the Journal. The Journal also solicits for publication nontraditional items such as previously unpublished documentary materials, oral history interviews, memoirs, anecdotes, and photographs.

Texts, including quotations, footnotes, and endnotes, must be double spaced. Manuscripts that are no more than thirty-five pages in length, not counting notes and illustrations, are preferred. Also preferred are manuscripts not concurrently under consideration by another journal.

Manuscripts (two copies, along with a computer disk in WordPerfect format) should be submitted to:

Charles R. Adams III
Editor in Chief The Journal of Southern Legal History
Walter F. George School of Law
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia 31207

The Journal of Southern Legal History is sent to members of the Georgia Legal History Foundation. Membership is open to all. For information regarding membership, please direct written inquiries to the following address:

Georgia Legal History Foundation
c/o Yonna Windham Shaw
Walter F. George School of Law
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia 31207

Postmaster: Please send change of address notices to the foregoing address.

The Journal of Southern Legal History disclaims responsibility for statements whether of fact or of opinion made by contributors or for the accuracy of footnotes.

The Journal is printed by Joe Christensen, Inc., 1540 Adams Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521.

© Copyright 1996-1997, The Journal of Southern Legal History, Macon, Georgia.

ISSN 1047-9228