Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History

by Annette Gordon-Reed

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This 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 became the 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,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195122798

ISBN13:9780195122794

Release Date:September 2002

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.24 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Americas Constitutional Law History Law Legal History Minority Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Textbooks

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