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. 1830 Congress passes the Indian Removal Act forcing Native Americans from their land. 1831 Nat Turner leads slave rebellion. 1831 Cherokee Nation v. Georgia. Court ...
... appealed. The appellate court favored Sanford. Scott 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 ...
... appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, the cases were consolidated.84 The Court found against all of the Black plaintiffs ... appealed the decision, arguing that the act violated his Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, and placed a ...
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Contents
Race Crime and Injustice | |
Civil Liberties and Racial Justice | |
Voting Rights and Restrictions | |
Property Rights and Ownership | |
Race and the Military | |
Race and Internationalism | |
Epilogue | |
Race Riots and Uprisings in the United States | |
Bibliography | |