At the Cross - Race, Religion, and Citizenship in the Politics of the Death Penalty

At the Cross tells a story of the relationship between the death penalty and race in American politics and how the legal and political impact of this form of punishment move beyond individual black defendants to larger numbers of African Americans.

About the author

Melynda Price is an Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law and the Director of African American and Africana Studies program Her research focuses on race, citizenship and the politics of punishment. She has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from the University of Texas and a B.S. in Physics from Prairie View A&M University. She is a native of Houston, Texas.

Summary

At the Cross tells a story of the relationship between the death penalty and race in American politics and how the legal and political impact of this form of punishment move beyond individual black defendants to larger numbers of African Americans.

Additional text

At the Cross is a well-written and important book that will be of interest to students and scholars of Black politics, history, and religion.

Product details

• Authors: Melynda J. Price, Melynda J. (Associate Professor of Law Price, Price Melynda J.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.2015
• EAN: 9780190205539
• ISBN: 978-0-19-020553-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Ethnic Studies, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Criminal law & procedure, United States of America, USA, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Black & Asian Studies, Ethical Issues: Capital Punishment, Criminal law: procedure and offences, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Capital Punishment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General