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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... Americans, Native Americans, Asians, and Latinos. A primary part of that evolution took place and still takes place in the courts. This book follows the legal fight against that designated “place” outside of the human family and well ...
... Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos are too often tentatively balanced on the whim of law enforcement, politicians, and societal preference. Constitutional rights for people of color were elaborate privileges prior to the 1964 ...
... Indian Removal Act forcing Native Americans from their land. Nat Turner leads slave rebellion. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia. Court cannot hear cases against Native Americans. Worcester v. Georgia. Court rules only federal government can ...
... Native Americans, against the U.S. Army, to defend their way of life, resulting in deaths of 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George Custer. 1880 Strauder v. W. Va. Criminal jury restricted to Whites vio- lates Constitution. 1882 ...
... Indian Civil Rights Act is passed. The ICRA makes many protections under the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution applicable to Native Americans. 1970 Adickes v. Kress. Court rules state law cannot prohibit peaceful protest at ...
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 |