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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826172803321

Autore

Browne-Marshall Gloria J.

Titolo

Race, law, and American society : 1607 to present / / Gloria J. Browne-Marshall ; foreword Derrick Bell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-08793-8

1-135-08794-6

0-203-06966-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 453 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Criminology and Justice Studies Series

Classificazione

LAW013000SOC004000SOC026000

Disciplina

342.7308/73

Soggetti

Race discrimination - Law and legislation - United States

African Americans - Civil rights

African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Timeline of Selected Cases and Events; Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview of Race and the Law in America; Chapter 2 Race and the Struggle for Education in American Schools; Chapter 3 Race, Crime, and Injustice; Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Racial Justice; Chapter 5 Voting Rights and Restrictions; Chapter 6 Property Rights and Ownership; Chapter 7 Race and the Military; Chapter 8 Race and Internationalism; Epilogue; Appendix A Selected Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

Appendix B Race Riots and Uprisings in the United StatesAppendix C Persons Lynched, By Race, 1882-1920; Appendix D U.S. Military Conflicts; Appendix E Cases; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This second edition of Gloria Browne-Marshall's seminal work, tracing the history of racial discrimination in American law from colonial times to the present, is now available -- with major revisions. Throughout, she places advocates for freedom and equality at the center, moving from their struggle for physical freedom in the slavery era to more recent battles for equal rights and economic equality. From the colonial



period to the present, this book examines education, property ownership, voting rights, criminal justice, and the military as well as internationalism and civil liberties by analyzing the key court cases that established America's racial system and demonstrating the impact of these court cases on American society. Race, Law, and American Society is highly accessible and thorough in its depiction of the role race has played, with the sanction of the U.S. Supreme Court, in shaping virtually every major American social institution"--