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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... 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 begins. Commonwealth v ...
... South. Poor Whites in New York 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 ...
... South Dakota. Plessy v. Ferguson. Court rules states can legally separate the races in social situations. Spanish-American War begins. Wilmington, North Carolina, race riot takes place. First Pan-African Conference is held. Race riots ...
... South Dakota, is site of 71-day protest by Native Americans over conditions on the reservation. 1974 Richardson v. Ramirez. Court overturns a California ruling that favored ex-felon rehabilitation. 1975 Vietnam War ends. 1976 Hills v ...
... South Carolina provides insight into the nexus between laws, racism, and the colonies' economic dependence on slave-based labor: WHEREAS, the plantations and estates of this Province cannot be well and sufficiently managed and brought ...
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 |