The Constitution and American racism : setting a course for lasting injustice /

"Racism has permeated the workings of the U.S. Constitution since ratification. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, supporters of slavery ensured it was protected by rule of law. The federal government upheld slavery until it was abolished by the Civil War; then supported the South's Ji...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Madden, David P. (David Phillip) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
Subjects:
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Discrimination in justice administration > United States.
Constitutional law > United States.
Civil rights > United States.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > States.
Civil rights > United States > States.
Equality before the law > United States.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States.
Racism > United States.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice > États-Unis.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > États.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies.
Civil rights
Racism
Civil rights > U.S. states
Constitutional law
Discrimination in justice administration
Equality before the law
Race discrimination > Law and legislation
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > U.S. states
Slavery > Law and legislation
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "The security the Southern states want..."
  • "The peculiar institution"
  • The law of slavery
  • State's rights as revisionist history
  • "The Constitution is color blind"
  • Tyranny of the Republic
  • The power vested in the President
  • Civil rights
  • Democracy is government "by and for the people".

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