Black Trials: Citizenship from the Beginnings of Slavery to the End of Caste
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- Synopsis
- To examine race relations and American notions of civic inclusiveness, Weiner (law, Rutgers School of Law) analyzes 14 important cases that forced the legal system and the public to reconsider the place of blacks in America. He considers famous historical cases, such as the John Brown and Scottsboro Boys trials, and less known and more recent events, such as Anita Hill's testimony at the Clarence Thomas hearing. In his final chapter, Weiner posits that the liberal vision of racial civic inclusion has been weakened by the loss of religion's emotional force. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307425034
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780375409813, 9780375708848
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/17/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Mark Weiner
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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- This is a copyrighted book.