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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... desegregating U.S. military. The United Nations prohibits all forms of slavery. Korean War begins. We Charge ... desegregate the University of Alabama. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka II. Court rules school districts to desegregate ...
... Board. Court strikes down freedom-of-choice desegregation plan. Terry v. Ohio. Court rules police can stop and frisk person who has not committed a crime, based on reasonable suspicion. xxxii TIMELINE OF SELECTED CASES AND EvENTS.
... desegregation purposes. 1971 Clay aka Ali v. U.S. Court upholds Muhammad Ali's, former heavyweight boxing champion, conscientious objector status. 1973 Wounded Knee, South Dakota, is site of 71-day protest by Native Americans over ...
... 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 lynched in ...
... desegregation and more equitable school funding brought progress in racial justice in many other aspects of American life. The legal and social obstacles constructed to prevent Blacks from receiving educa- tional opportunities are ...
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 |