Race, Law, and American Society: 1607-PresentThis 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 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. This edition also includes more on Asians, Native Americans, and Latinos. 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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... City. Slave revolt in South Carolina. Slaves accused of conspiracy in New York City are tor- tured and murdered. Somerset v. Steuart. British High Court decides slavery issue. Declaration of Independence. America's Revolutionary War ...
... City murder Blacks during riots against the National Conscription Act. Bureau of Colored Troops is created. Civil War ends. 1865 Thirteenth Amendment abolishes slavery, except as pun- ishment for xxvi TIMELINE OF SELECTED CASES AND EvENTS.
... City. Cox v. Louisiana. Student civil-rights protest did not violate state laws. Blacks attacked by White police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; second march proceeds peacefully. Voting Rights Act is passed. Watts riots ...
... city's desegregation plan cannot include suburbs. U.S. v. Armstrong. Court rules prosecutor is not required to submit requested documents that could demonstrate racial profiling in arrest and prosecution of drug cases. James Byrd ...
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Contents
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Chapter 2 Race and the Struggle for Education in American Schools | 19 |
Chapter 3 Race Crime and Injustice | 51 |
Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Racial Justice | 117 |
Chapter 5 Voting Rights and Restrictions | 177 |
Chapter 6 Property Rights and Ownership | 207 |
Chapter 7 Race and the Military | 251 |
Chapter 8 Race and Internationalism | 279 |
Selected Decisions oF the US Supreme Court | 315 |
Race Riots and Uprisings in the United States | 329 |
Persons Lynched by Race 18821920 | 331 |
US Military Conflicts | 333 |
Cases | 335 |
Notes | 341 |
Bibliography | 419 |
Index | 431 |