| Racial Violence on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents Contributor(s): Waldrep, Christopher (Author), Zelden, Charles L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1576072444 ISBN-13: 9781576072448 Publisher: ABC-CLIO OUR PRICE: $66.33 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - General - Reference |
| Dewey: 345.730 |
| LCCN: 2001004228 |
| Series: On Trial |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.32" W x 9.22" (1.25 lbs) 326 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this comprehensive overview of how the law has been used to combat racism, author Christopher Waldrep points out that the U.S. government has often promoted discrimination. A veritable history of civil rights, the story is told primarily through a discussion of key legal cases. Racial Violence on Trial also presents 11 key documents gathered together for the first time, from the Supreme court's opinion in Brown v. Mississippi to a 1941 newspaper account entitled The South Kills Another Negro, to a 1947 New Yorker piece, Opera in Greenville, about a crowd of taxi drivers who killed a black man. Also included are a listing of key people, laws, and concepts; a chronology; a table of cases; and an annotated bibliography. |