Race and liberty in America : the essential reader / edited by Jonathan Bean.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bean, Jonathan J.

Series:

Independent studies in political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Civil rights--United States--History--Sources.

Minorities.

Civil rights--United States--History--Sources.

Civil rights.

Race relations.

History.

Civil rights movements.

Minorities--Civil rights.

United States.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--Sources.

United States--Race relations--History--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, published in association with The Independent Institute, [2009]

Summary:

Offering a wealth of primary sources, Race and Liberty in America examines the antiracist, classical liberal tradition of individual liberty and equality, including the fight for abolition and the allied struggles against Chinese exclusion, abuse of Native Americans, Jim Crow, and Japanese internment. Editor Jonathan Bean provides a new interpretation of race relations, moving beyond the liberal and conservative perspectives that often dominate the topic. He analyzes numerous documents, from the Declaration of Independence to the 2006 Open Letter on Immigration and beyond, exploring America's entire race history. Citing such influential Americans as Thomas Jefferson, Louis Marshall, and Frederick Douglass, as well as individuals missing from previous investigations, Bean demonstrates the major impact of classical liberal thought on race relations and analyzes how it has helped shape both law and culture.

Contents:

List of documents

Acknowledgments

Introduction : Civil rights and classical liberalism

Antislavery (1776-1853)

The Republican era (1854-1876)

Colorblindness in a color-conscious era (1877-1920)

Republicans and race (1921-1932)

The Roosevelt years (1933-1945)

Classical liberals in the civil rights era (1946-1964)

Individualists in an age of group discrimination (1965-Present)

Conclusion : past, present, future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813125459

0813125456

9780813192314

0813192315

OCLC:

261177187

Publisher Number:

99935249654