“In the Exercise of a Sound Discretion, Who, of This Class of Persons, Shall Have a Right to the License…”: Family, Race, and Firearms in Antebellum North Carolina:

Antwain K. Hunter

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“In the Exercise of a Sound Discretion, Who, of This Class of Persons, Shall Have a Right to the License…”: Family, Race, and Firearms in Antebellum North Carolina:

Antwain K. Hunter

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Family History
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0363199019863839
State	Published - Jul 18 2019

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