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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... Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World published by David Walker. Congress passes the Indian Removal Act forcing Native Americans from their land. Nat Turner leads slave rebellion. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia. Court cannot hear ...
... appeal of mail fraud conviction and is deported. 1927 Gong Lum v. Rice. States may treat Asians comparably to Blacks. 1927 Nixon v. Herndon. States cannot hold “White-only” primary elections. 1928 Marcus Garvey presents Petition ofthe ...
... appealed. After many years of appeals, Dred Scott v. Sanford 8 Race, Law, and ameRican Society.
1607-Present Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. appealed. After many years of appeals, Dred Scott v. Sanford was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.60 Justice Roger B. Taney, an advocate of original intent and slavery, wrote the opinion on behalf ...
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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 |