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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... death by lynching as a message to the entire Black community to stay in their “place.” Blacks, Latinos, and Asians were forced to feign ignorance and self-deprecation in order to survive. To display ambition or inde- pendence threatened ...
... deaths of 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George Custer. 1880 Strauder v. W. Va. Criminal jury restricted to Whites vio- lates Constitution. 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Congress passes law restricting the freedoms of the Chinese in ...
... death penalty case violated rights of“Scottsboro Boys.” 1934 Wagner–Constigan Anti-Lynching Bill defeated in Senate. 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked by Empire ofJapan. 1941 United States enters World War II. 1943 Race riots in Detroit ...
... death-row inmates. Bush v. Gore. Court rules Florida's recount of votes in presidential election violates Bush's ... deaths and catastrophic property damage. Thousands of Blacks in New xxxiv TIMELINE OF SELECTED CASES AND EvENTS.
1607-Present Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. deaths and catastrophic property damage. Thousands of Blacks in New Orleans are ... Death sentence commuted to life, without parole. 2012 In Re Black Farmers case. Federal government settles Black ...
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 |