{"product_id":"black-resistancewhite-law-mary-frances-berry-9780140232981","title":"Black Resistance\/White Law: A History of Constitutional Racism in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow the government has used the Constitution to deny black Americans their legal rights\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the arrival of the first twenty slaves in Jamestown to the Howard Beach Incident of 1986, Yusef Hawkins, and Rodney King, federal law enforcement has pleaded lack of authority against white violence while endorsing surveillance of black rebels and using \"constitutional\" military force against them. In this groundbreaking study, constitutional scholar Mary Frances Berry analyzes the reasons why millions of African Americans whose lives have improved enormously, both socially and economically, are still at risk of police abuse and largely unprotected from bias crimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Frances Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140232982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140232981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.84h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/23\/1995","brand":"Mary Frances Berry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990088712447,"sku":"9780140232981","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c104f613-533f-4e8d-9073-4e0fb88fad20.jpg?v=1683302933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-resistancewhite-law-mary-frances-berry-9780140232981","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}