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c o n t e n t s Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 Indian Women, French Women, and the Regulation of Sex 17 2 Legislating Slavery in French New Orleans 52 3 Affranchis and Sang-Mêlé 79 4 Slavery and Freedom in Spanish New Orleans 100 5 Limpieza de Sangre and Family Formation 129 6 Negotiating Racial Identities in the 1790s 155 7 Codification of a Tripartite Racial System in Anglo-Louisiana 178 Epilogue 215 Notes 221 Glossary 311 Essay on Sources 315 Index 325 This page intentionally left blank ...

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