Justice Deferred
Race and the Supreme Court
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021.
Format: Book
Description: 449 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"In the first comprehensive account of the Supreme Court's race-related jurisprudence, a historian and a civil rights lawyer scrutinize a legacy too often blighted by racial injustice. Discussing nearly 200 cases in historical context, the authors show the Court can still help fulfill the nation's promise of equality for all"-- Provided by the publisher.
Contents:
The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the road to civil war -- A new birth of freedom -- The Supreme Court in Reconstruction -- The Supreme Court and the Jim Crow counterrevolution -- Beginning the long, slow turnaround -- Breaking new ground -- The end of separate but equal -- Opposing forces : massive resistance and the civil rights movement -- A new birth of freedom, again -- Change in the court -- The war of words : "purpose" and "effect" -- Affirmative action : color blind or color conscious -- The color of criminal justice.
Subjects:
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Civil rights -- United States.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Civil rights -- United States.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
ISBN:
9780674975644
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LAW Supreme Ct. Bur | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/16/2024) |
"Note to the reader" has information on access to more material on the cases and incidents cited.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.