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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... legislation–United States–Cases. 2. African Americans–Civil rights–Cases. 3. African Americans–Legal status, laws, etc.–Cases. 4. United States–Race relations. I. Title. KF4755.B76 2013 342.7308′73–dc23 2012033371 ISBN: 978-0-415-52213 ...
... legislation, grassroots organizing, protest, lawsuits, politics, and religion. The more successful strategies com- bined tactics. I do not believe the courts can legislate a person's heart. However, love and freedom are not necessarily ...
... legislative body, holds its first meeting. The Mayflower lands. Slave revolt in New York City. Slave revolt in South Carolina. Slaves accused of conspiracy in New York City are tor- tured and murdered. Somerset v. Steuart. British High ...
... legislation passed by House of Representatives. 1923 Whites attack Blacks in Rosewood, Florida. 1925 Garvey v. United States. Marcus Garvey loses appeal of mail fraud conviction and is deported. 1927 Gong Lum v. Rice. States may treat ...
... legislation.27 As profits increased, legal protec- tions for Africans decreased.28 Enslaving Africans was considered a better investment than using servants.29 By the 1630s, the Virginia Council enacted restrictions on the rights of ...
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 |