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Families in crisis in the Old South
Divorce, law and legislation
Domestic relations
Wife abuse
Adultery
Divorce
Slavery
Law and legislation
"In the antebellum South, divorce was an explosive issue. As one lawmaker put it, divorce was to be viewed as a form of 'madness,' and as another asserted, divorce reduced communities to the 'lowest ebb of degeneracy.' How was it that in this climate, the number of divorces rose steadily during the …
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