Roots of Disorder: Race and Criminal Justice in the American South, 1817-80
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Every white southerner understood
what keeping African Americans "down" meant and what it did
not mean. It did not mean going to court; it did not mean relying on the
law. It meant vigilante violence and lynching.
Looking at Vicksburg, Mississippi,
Roots of Disorder traces the origins of these terrible attitudes
to the day-to-day operations of local courts. In Vicksburg, white exploitation
of black labor through...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252067320
ISBN13:9780252067327
Release Date:October 1998
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Related Subjects
19th Century Administrative Law African-American Studies Criminal Law Discrimination & Racism History Law Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics State & Local Textbooks Urban, State & Local GovernmentCustomer Reviews
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