The constitution and American racism : setting a course for lasting injustice / David P. Madden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madden, David P. (David Phillip), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Race discrimination.

Discrimination in justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in justice administration.

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

"Racism has permeated the workings of the U.S. Constitution since ratification. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, supporters of slavery ensured it was protected by rule of law. The federal government upheld slavery until it was abolished by the Civil War; then supported the South's Jim Crow power structure. From Reconstruction through the Civil Rights era until today, veneration of the Constitution has not prevented lynching, segregation, voter intimidation or police brutality against people of color. In 2016, the Electoral College-a constitutional accommodation for slaveholding aristocrats who feared popular government-gave the presidency to the candidate who lost the popular vote by the widest margin in U.S. history. This book describes how pernicious flaws in the Constitution, included to legalize profiting from human bondage, perpetuate systemic racism, economic inequality and the subversion of democracy."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"The security the Southern states want..."

"The peculiar institution"

The law of slavery

State's rights as revisionist history

"The Constitution is color blind"

Tyranny of the Republic

The power vested in the President

Civil rights

Democracy is government "by and for the people".

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-4175-7