The Supreme Court, Race, and Civil Rights: From Marshall to Rehnquist

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SAGE, 1995 M07 25 - 483 páginas

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 among students; and to provide a text that cultivates competence in reading actual Supreme Court cases.

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The Era of White Supremacy
1
The Campaign
57
Jim Crow Housing and the Emergence
66
The Era of Rising
115
The Significance of 5 of the Voting Rights Act
234
The Increasing
250
The Death Penalty and the Pervasive Influence of Race
257
Protest Rights and Activity
270
United Steelworkers of America v Weber 1979
317
Jackson Board of Education 1986
324
Havens Realty Corp v Coleman 1982
330
Georgia 1972
338
Kentucky 1986
346
Race and the Criminal Justice System
397
Kemp 1987
445
R A V v City of St Paul Minnesota 1992
451

Bradley Milliken I 1974
277
McCrary 1976
284
City of Mobile v Bolden 1980
291
United Jewish Organizations Inc v Carey 1977
301
Regents of the University of California v Bakke 1978
309
Suggested Readings
461
Table of Cases
471
About the Authors 483
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