Love on trial : an American scandal in black and white
Lewis, Earl2001
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On marrying Leonard Rhinelander in 1924, Alice Jones, a former nanny, became the first black woman in the New York Social Register. Alice and Leonard found themselves under public scrutiny - and in a Westchester courtroom. This is the story of the marriage and the annulment trial.
Main title:
Love on trial : an American scandal in black and white / Earl Lewis and Heidi Ardizzone.
Author:
Imprint:
New York ; London : Norton, c2001.
Collation:
xiii,301p. ; 24cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393050134
Dewey class:
306.8460974727709042306.846
Local class:
306.846
Language:
English
Subject:
Jones, Alice BeatriceRhinelander, Leonard KipInterracial marriage -- New York (State) -- Westchester County -- History -- Case studiesMarriage -- Annulment -- New York (State) -- Westchester County -- History -- Case studiesScandals -- New York (State) -- Westchester County -- History -- Case studiesScandals in mass media -- Case studiesWestchester County (N.Y.) -- Race relations -- History
BRN:
348009