Race, law, and American society : 1607 to present / Gloria J. Browne-Marshall ; foreword Derrick Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browne-Marshall, Gloria J., author.

Bell, Derrick, author.

Series:

Criminology and justice studies.

Criminology and Justice Studies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States--Cases.

Race discrimination.

African Americans--Civil rights--Cases.

African Americans.

African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc--Cases.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 453 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This 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 places 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. 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Title Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Timeline of Selected Cases and Events; Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview of Race and the Law in America; Chapter 2 Race and the Struggle for Education in American Schools; Chapter 3 Race, Crime, and Injustice; Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Racial Justice; Chapter 5 Voting Rights and Restrictions; Chapter 6 Property Rights and Ownership; Chapter 7 Race and the Military; Chapter 8 Race and Internationalism; Epilogue; Appendix A Selected Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

Appendix B Race Riots and Uprisings in the United StatesAppendix C Persons Lynched, By Race, 1882-1920; Appendix D U.S. Military Conflicts; Appendix E Cases; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 25, 2013).

ISBN:

9781135087937

1135087938

9781135087944

1135087946

9780203069660

0203069668

OCLC:

843861808