Jury Discrimination - The Supreme Court, Public Opinion and a Grassroots Fights for Racial

Informationen zum Autor CHRISTOPHER WALDREP holds the Pasker Chair in American History at San Francisco State University. He is author of Roots of Disorder: Race and Criminal Justice in the American South, 1817-80 and Night Riders: Defending Community in the Black Patch, 1890-1915 . Klappentext In 1906 a white lawyer named Dabney Marshall argued a case before the Mississippi Supreme Court demanding the racial integration of juries. This book explores how Marshall and his allies were able to force the court to overturn state law and precedent, if only for a brief period, at the behest of the U.S. Supreme Court. Zusammenfassung In 1906 a white lawyer named Dabney Marshall argued a case before the Mississippi Supreme Court demanding the racial integration of juries. This book explores how Marshall and his allies were able to force the court to overturn state law and precedent! if only for a brief period! at the behest of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christopher Waldrep, Waldrep Christopher
• Con la collaborazione di: Paul Finkelman (Editore), Timothy Huebner (Editore)
• Editore: The University of Georgia Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.2011
• EAN: 9780820340302
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-4030-2
• Pagine: 344
• Serie: Studies in the Legal History o; Studies in the Legal History o
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie