Civil Rights in America : A Handbook of Legal History

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLinden, Daniel, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--United States--History.

Civil rights.

Place of Publication:

Universal-Publishers

Summary:

"It's time for a textbook blending American history and American law. The key events and landmark cases found in these pages provide a candid look at civil rights in America -- pitting the American ideals of All men are created equal and Equal justice under law against a powerful enemy, white supremacy. Reading like a novel, American Civil Rights exposes racial inequality on American soil and the court rulings both for and against it. Clear, concise and informative -- the lessons here can be taught in a single semester in a Civil Rights class or in tandem with an American History class. Seldom does a book come along with a more gripping or timely subject matter. This textbook allows history teachers and students to explore the social and cultural impact of judicial thinking on society. The reading public in general can gain a profound understanding in short order of both America's history and legal decisions aimed at civil rights"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Courts, slavery, and discrimination

Nearly twenty years after the Civil War and no equality for blacks

Inequality "separate but equal" segregation exclusion v. equality integration inclusion

Targeting blacks and Asian Americans

Unequal schools and restrictive covenants

Separate but equal

Desegregation

Privacy

The commerce clause

Privacy and sex

Discrimination

Abortion

(Gender) sex equality

Burning the flag, sexual orientation, and voting

Native Americans and DACA.

Notes:

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Other Format:

Print version: McLinden, Daniel, 1947- Civil rights in America

ISBN:

9781627343275

162734327X