Race, Rights, and Redemption : The Derrick Bell Lectures on the Law and Critical Race Theory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Janet Dewart.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical race theory.

Racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Race, Rights, and Redemption

Place of Publication:

Toronto : New Press, The, 2021.

Summary:

This volume compiles a collection of essays and lectures from the Derrick Bell Lecture Series, celebrating the legacy of Derrick Bell, the pioneering scholar recognized as the father of Critical Race Theory. Edited by Janet Dewart Bell and Vincent M. Southerland, the book highlights key themes such as systemic racism, social stratification, and the intersection of race and law. Contributions from prominent scholars and activists address topics ranging from civil rights law and judicial reform to structural inequality and the evolution of democracy. The work serves as both a tribute to Derrick Bell’s enduring influence and a call to action for ongoing advocacy in racial justice and equity. Aimed at scholars, legal professionals, and activists, the book provides a comprehensive exploration of Critical Race Theory and its application to contemporary social challenges. Generated by AI.

Contents:

A Brief History of the Derrick Bell Lectures

Introduction

1 No Justice, No Peace

2 Each Other’s Harvest

3 The Archetypes That Haunt Us

4 Derrick Bell’s Toolkit—Fit to Dismantle That Famous House?

5 Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy

6 Accountability for Private Life

7 Somebody Else’s Child

8 From the West to the Rest: Interest Convergence in California Racial Politics

9 Envisioning Abolition: Sex, Citizenship, and the Racial Imaginary of the Killing State

10 And We Are Still Not Saved: Twenty-First-Century Constitutional Conflicts

11 Racism as the Ultimate Deception

12 Like a Loaded Weapon

13 A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice

14 Between Slavery and Freedom: The Deep Racial Roots of the 2008 Financial Crisis

15 After Obama: Three “Post-racial” Challenges

16 Justice Undone: Color Blindness After Civil Rights

17 Critiquing the Family Tree: White Supremacy in the Writing of History

18 Badges and Incidents: Lingering Vestiges of Slavery and the Thirteenth Amendment

19 The Criminal Injustice of Capital Punishment

20 What’s Left Out of Brown

21 The Society We Want

22 A Tale of Two Americas

23 The Boundaries of Whiteness: From Till to Trayvon

24 Race, Violence, and the Word

25 Race, Evidence, and Police Violence: Seeking 2020 Vision

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ISBN:

9781620977354

1620977354

OCLC:

1287079412