Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present

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Taylor & Francis, 2007 - Law - 377 pages

In Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present Gloria Browne-Marshall traces the history of racial discrimination in American law from colonial times to the present, analyzing the key court cases that established America’s racial system and showing their impact on American society. 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. 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.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Overview of Race and the Law in America
1
Chapter 2 Race and the Struggle for Education in American Schools
17
Chapter 3 Property Rights and Ownership
47
Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Racial Justice
81
Chapter 5 Voting Rights and Restrictions
115
Chapter 6 Race and the Military
137
Chapter 7 Race Crime and Injustice
163
Chapter 8 Race and Internationalism
219
Selected Decisions of the US Supreme Court
251
Race Riots in the United States
267
Persons Lynched by Race 18821920
269
US Military Conflicts
271
Cases
273
Notes
279
Bibliography
351
Index
363

Afterword
247
Back cover
391

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Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, an Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, litigated Civil Rights and Public Law cases for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Community Legal Services, and Southern Poverty Law Center, prior to academe. She is the author of The Constitution: Major Cases and Conflicts, founder of The Law and Policy Group, Inc., and a noted playwright.