Like a Loaded Weapon : The Rehnquist Court, Indian Rights, and the Legal History of Racism in America

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Robert A. Williams, Jr., boldly exposes the ongoing legal force of the racist language directed at Indians in American society. Building on the insights of Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, and Frantz Fanon, Williams argues that racist language has been employed by the courts to legalize a uniquely Amer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Robert A., Jr., 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rehnquist, William H., > 1924-2005.
Rehnquist, William H., > 1924-
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
Racism.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation.
Indians of North America > Civil rights.
HISTORY > Native American.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Discrimination raciale > Droit > États-Unis > Histoire.
Indiens d'Amerique > Droits > États-Unis > Histoire.
Racism > United States > History.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Indians of North America > Civil rights > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Robert A. Williams, Jr., boldly exposes the ongoing legal force of the racist language directed at Indians in American society. Building on the insights of Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, and Frantz Fanon, Williams argues that racist language has been employed by the courts to legalize a uniquely American form of racial dictatorship over Indian tribes by the U.S. government.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9780816697984

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