Equal Protection - Rights and Liberties under the Law

An introductory survey of the government''s role in America''s continuing drive for equality. Today''s lingering inequalities, particularly the "American dilemma" of racism, runs throughout U.S. history. Equal Protection provides readers with a historical overview of the controversies over the issue of equality, an understanding of how government-and, particularly, the courts and Congress-has reacted to these controversies, and the role these issues have played in shaping U.S. society.This volume follows the push for equal treatment regardless of age, gender, disabilities, economic status, or sexual orientation. It focuses on legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, and political initiatives and movements such as The Great Society, the ERA, and the War on Poverty. Here are American''s interpretations of equal rights, then and now.>

About the author

Francis Graham Lee is professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.

Product details

• Authors: Francis Graham Lee, Lee Francis Graham
• Assisted by: Donald Grier Jr. Stephenson (Editor)
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2003
• EAN: 9781576078501
• ISBN: 978-1-57607-850-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: America's Freedoms
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; USA, Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Social discrimination & inequality, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, Civil rights & citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Constitution: government & the state, Civics and citizenship, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General