Racial Violence On Trial: A Handbook With Cases, Laws, And Documents [Hardcover]

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 Trialalso presents 11 key documents gathered together for the first time, from the Supreme court's opinion inBrown v. Mississippito a 1941 newspaper account entitled The South Kills Another Negro, to a 1947New Yorkerpiece, 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.

[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