Racial Violence on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents

Author: Waldrep, Christopher

Brand: Bloomsbury

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Annotated

Binding: hardcover

Format: Import

Number Of Pages: 311

Release Date: 22-10-2001

Part Number: black & white illustrations

Details: Product Description
An examination of the historical experience of African Americans as a case study of America's legacy of racial violence.
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.



Four narrative chapters examine the history of black–white relations since America was founded

A–Z entries cover important people, laws, events, and concepts and a special documents section includes court decisions, magazine stories, and personal accounts


From Booklist
New entry in the publisher's On Trial series contains discussion of various court decisions supplemented by selected primary documents; an A-Z listing of important people, laws, and concepts; a chronology; and an annotated bibliography.
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Review
"[A]n essential purchase for high schools and public libraries." -
VOYA

"[T]he topic of racial violence is brought to the forefront in an intense and compelling method, reinforcing the dual editorial goal of analyzing and educating around the issues at hand . . . A work of solid concept and execution, this volume should work its way into the collections of high school, public, and academic libraries." -
American Reference Books Annual
About the Author
Christopher Waldrep holds the Jamie and Phyllis Pasker Chair in American history at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.

EAN: 9781576072448

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches

Languages: english