Race on Trial : Law and Justice in American History.

By: Gordon-Reed, AnnetteMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cary : Oxford University Press, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Description: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781602563032Subject(s): Discrimination in justice administration -- United States -- History | Trials -- United States | United States -- Race relations -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Race on Trial : Law and Justice in American HistoryDDC classification: 342.73/0873 LOC classification: KF385.A4 -- R33 2002ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1: THE IMPACT OF THE AMISTAD CASE ON RACE AND LAW IN AMERICA -- 2: THE DRED SCOTT CASE -- 3: CELIA'S CASE -- 4: RACE, IDENTITY, AND THE LAW -- 5: JACK JOHNSON VERSUS THE AMERICAN RACIAL HIERARCHY -- 6: TWENTY YEARS ON TRIAL -- 7: A WHITE WOMAN'S WORD -- 8: KOREMATSU V. UNITED STATES REVISITED -- 9: BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION -- 10: INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE ON TRIAL -- 11: RACE, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION ON TRIAL -- 12: BLACK AND WHITE -- SUGGESTED READINGS -- NOTES.
Summary: is book of twelve original essays will bring together two themes of American culture: law and race. The essays fall into four groups: cases that are essential to the history of race in America; cases that illustrate the treatment of race in American history; cases of great fame that becamethe trials of the century of their time; and cases that made important law. Some of the cases discussed include Amistad, Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Scottsboro, Korematsu v. US, Brown v. Board, Loving v. Virginia, Regents v. Bakke, and OJ Simpson. All illustrate how race often determined theoutcome of trials, and how trials that confront issues of racism provide a unique lens on American cultural history. Cases include African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Caucasians. Contributors include a mix of junior and senior scholars in law schools and history departments.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1: THE IMPACT OF THE AMISTAD CASE ON RACE AND LAW IN AMERICA -- 2: THE DRED SCOTT CASE -- 3: CELIA'S CASE -- 4: RACE, IDENTITY, AND THE LAW -- 5: JACK JOHNSON VERSUS THE AMERICAN RACIAL HIERARCHY -- 6: TWENTY YEARS ON TRIAL -- 7: A WHITE WOMAN'S WORD -- 8: KOREMATSU V. UNITED STATES REVISITED -- 9: BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION -- 10: INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE ON TRIAL -- 11: RACE, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND HIGHER EDUCATION ON TRIAL -- 12: BLACK AND WHITE -- SUGGESTED READINGS -- NOTES.

is book of twelve original essays will bring together two themes of American culture: law and race. The essays fall into four groups: cases that are essential to the history of race in America; cases that illustrate the treatment of race in American history; cases of great fame that becamethe trials of the century of their time; and cases that made important law. Some of the cases discussed include Amistad, Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Scottsboro, Korematsu v. US, Brown v. Board, Loving v. Virginia, Regents v. Bakke, and OJ Simpson. All illustrate how race often determined theoutcome of trials, and how trials that confront issues of racism provide a unique lens on American cultural history. Cases include African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Caucasians. Contributors include a mix of junior and senior scholars in law schools and history departments.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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