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1 online resource (510 pages) |
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Providing a well-rounded presentation of the constitution and evolution of civil rights in the United States, this book will be useful for students and academics with an interest in civil rights, race and the law. Abraham L Davis and Barbara Luck Graham's purpose is: to give an overview of the Supreme Court and its rulings with regard to issues of equality and civil rights; to bring law, political science and history into the discussion of civil rights and the Supreme Court; to incorporate the politically disadvantaged and the human component into the discussion; to stimulate discussion a. |
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Cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Supreme Court, Civil Rights, and the Enduring Struggle for Equality; Chapter 1 -- From Marshall to Fuller: The Era of White Supremacy and Second-Class Citizenship, 1801-1910; The Constitution and Slavery; The Supreme Court and the Legitimization of Slavery: The Marshall and Taney Eras, 1801 -1864; Fugitive Slave Law; Slavery in the Territories; The Post-Civil War Era: Reconstruction and National Protection of Civil Rights; The Supreme Court's Assault on Equality, 1864-1888; The Chase Court, 1864-1873; The Waite Court, 1874-1888. |
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The Equal Protection Clause and Chinese AncestryThe Fuller Court, 1888-1910: The Nadir in the Quest for Equality; Separate but Equal in Law, Separate but Unequal in Fact; The Thirteenth Amendment and the Peonage Cases; Conclusion; CASES; Prigg v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1842); Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857); Slaughter-House Cases (1873); United States v. Reese (1876); Hall v. DeCuir (1878); Strauder v. West Virginia (1880); Pace v. Alabama (1883); United States v. Harris (1883); Civil Rights Cases (1883); Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886); Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). |
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Berea College v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (1908)Bailey v. Alabama (1911); Chapter 2 -- From White to Vinson: The Campaign for Racial Equality, 1910-1953; The Supreme Court in Transition; The Persistent Struggle for the Ballot: Blacks' Abiding Faith in Democracy; Jim Crow Housing and the Emergence of Restrictive Covenants; Race and the Administration of Justice: The Dawning of Hope; The Right to Counsel: The Scottsboro Case; Discrimination in the Selection of Juries; Coerced Confessions and the Use of Excessive Force; Blacks and the Death Penalty. |
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United States v. Carolene Products Co. and the Famous Footnote 4: The Birth of Discrete and Insular MinoritiesThe Emergence of Strict Scrutiny and a Two-Tiered Approach to Equal Protection: The Japanese Internment Cases; Equal Protection and Higher Education: The Beginning of the Demise of the Separate-but-Equal Doctrine; The Introduction of Social Science Evidence: A First for an Education Case; The Thrill of Victory Over Jim Crow in Interstate Travel and Public Accommodations; Group Libel Laws: Protecting Racial and Religious Groups from Defamation; Conclusion; CASES. |
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Nixon v. Herndon (1927)Grovey v. Townsend (1935); Smith v. Allwright (1944); Buchanan v. Warley (1917); Shelley v. Kraemer (1948); Powell v. Alabama (1932); Screws v. United States (1945); Louisiana ex rel. Francis v. Resweber (1947); Korematsu v. United States (1944); Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada (1938); McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (1950); Sweatt v. Painter (1950); Mitchell v. United States (1941); Morgan v. Virginia (1946); Beauharnais v. Illinois (1952); Chapter 3 -- The Warren Court: The Era of Rising Expectations and Massive Resistance, 1953-1969. |
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United States. Supreme Court.
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United States. Supreme Court. |
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Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Race discrimination -- Law and legislation. |
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United States. |
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Civil rights -- United States.
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Civil rights. |
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Electronic books.
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Graham, Barbara Luck.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780803972209 |
| ISBN |
9781452263793 (electronic book) |
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1452263795 (electronic book) |
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