{"product_id":"racial-violence-on-trial-a-handbook-with-cases-laws-and-documents-hardcover","title":"Racial Violence on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Waldrep\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles L. Zelden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn examination of the historical experience of African Americans as a case study of America's legacy of racial violence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRacial Violence on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e also presents 11 key documents gathered together for the first time, from the Supreme court's opinion in \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e to a 1941 newspaper account entitled The South Kills Another Negro, to a 1947 \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Waldrep\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Jamie and Phyllis Pasker Chair in American history at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.22 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52698607550771,"sku":"9781576072448","price":129.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Wm2GUPdAxC9781576072448.webp?v=1763175333","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/racial-violence-on-trial-a-handbook-with-cases-laws-and-documents-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}