
Race on Trial
Law and Justice in American History
Annette Gordon-Reed(Editor)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 19. September 2002
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-19-512279-4 (ISBN)
Description
is book of twelve original essays will bring together two themes of American culture: law and race. The essays fall into four groups: cases that are essential to the history of race in America; cases that illustrate the treatment of race in American history; cases of great fame that became the trials of the century of their time; and cases that made important law. Some of the cases discussed include Amistad, Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Scottsboro, Korematsu v. US, Brown v. Board, Loving v. Virginia, Regents v. Bakke, and OJ Simpson. All illustrate how race often determined the outcome of trials, and how trials that confront issues of racism provide a unique lens on American cultural history. Cases include African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Caucasians. Contributors include a mix of junior and senior scholars in law schools and history departments.
Reviews / Votes
"Race on Trial succeeds in its limited aim of bringing essays on an important historical topic to the attention of general readers."--HISTORY"Together, the twelve cases in Race On Trial cover a long span of US legal history, and the authors provide fascinating biographies of the litigants behind the court cases. Overall, Gordon-Reed has compiled a fascinating collections by impressive scholars on important racially-oriented trials."-- Law and Politics Book Review
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
559 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512279-4 (9780195122794)
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