Equal Protection: Rights And Liberties Under The Law (america's Freedoms) [Hardcover]

An introductory survey of the government's role in America's continuing drive for equality.

Today's lingering inequalities, particularly the American dilemma of racism, runs throughout U.S. history.Equal Protectionprovides readers with a historical overview of the controversies over the issue of equality, an understanding of how government-and, particularly, the courts and Congress-has reacted to these controversies, and the role these issues have played in shaping U.S. society.

This volume follows the push for equal treatment regardless of age, gender, disabilities, economic status, or sexual orientation. It focuses on legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, and political initiatives and movements such as The Great Society, the ERA, and the War on Poverty. Here are American's interpretations of equal rights, then and now.

Francis Graham Leeis professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.TheAmerica's Freedoms Seriesoffers a comprehensive approach to explaining the U.S. Constitution by examining the history and evolution of the liberties protected by the supreme law of the land, as well as by presenting edited documents, especially landmark cases, that have interpreted what the Constitution says . . . is as appropriate for the reference shelf as it is for the classroom . . .Equal Protectionis recommended for high school, undergraduate, and public libraries. American Reference Books Annual