Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and index.
Contents
Racial discrimination in the eyes of the law -- Race in America's first war on drugs -- Negro cocaine fiends, Mexican marijuana smokers, and Chinese opium addicts : the drug menace in racial relief -- Congress on crack : how race-neutral language hides racial meaning -- The racial impact of the war on drugs : how government coped -- Racial justice : the courts consider sentencing disparities.