If you are writing a paper that touches on slavery and the law, you should take a look at this newly acquired databases from HeinOnline:
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law – Every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery. Numerous books and pamphlets.
As a reminder, HeinOnline also has databases on the following topics:
Animal Studies: Law, Welfare and Rights – Titles from the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Animal Welfare Institute, legislative history materials, regulations, law review articles & more.
Religion and the Law – Includes titles on Canon Law, Islamic Law, Jewish Law, Church & State, Religion & Freedom.
Hein Online Intellectual Property Law Collection – Includes legislative histories, federal agency decisions, scholarly articles, classic treatises, historic copies of codes and regulations, historic copies of Official Gazettes, Index of Patents Issued and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.