Racial Violence on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576072448)

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 Trial also presents 11 key documents gathered together for the first time, from the Supreme court's opinion in Brown v. Mississippi to a 1941 newspaper account entitled The South Kills Another Negro, to a 1947 New Yorker piece, 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.

Author: Christopher Waldrep
ISBN-10: 1576072444
ISBN-13: 9781576072448
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 10/22/2001
Pages: 326
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.32w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2002 pg. 1043
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 256
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2002 pg. 145
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 153
Choice 06/01/2002 pg. 1884