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Black resistance, white law : a history of constitutional racism in America

Title
Black resistance, white law : a history of constitutional racism in America / Mary Frances Berry.
Author
Berry, Mary Frances.
Publication
New York : Penguin Books, 1995, c1994.

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Description
xiv, 319 p.; 20 cm.
Alternative Title
  • White law, black resistance
  • History of constitutional racism in America
Subjects
Note
  • Reprint of the rev. and updated ed. Originally published: New York : A. Lane, Penguin Press, 1994.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
Contents
Foundations of repression -- Law of black suppression -- Defiant slaves and defiant states -- Seminole war as a black freedom movement: phase one -- Seminole war as a black freedom movement: phase two -- Abolition and the abrogation of civil liberties -- Controlling Blacks during the Civil War -- Bottom remains on the bottom -- Changing modes of oppression: 1877-1900 -- Riots, lynchings, and federal quiescence -- Moving off dead center -- Illusion of a new era -- Toward federal protection -- States act despite themselves -- Riots, rebellion and repression -- Protests and renewed violence -- More rebellion and repression -- Still the "disquieting" presence.
Call Number
Sc C 97-115
ISBN
  • 0140232982 (pbk.)
  • 9780140232981 (pbk.)
OCLC
31988662
Author
Berry, Mary Frances.
Title
Black resistance, white law : a history of constitutional racism in America / Mary Frances Berry.
Imprint
New York : Penguin Books, 1995, c1994.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
LCCN
93009089
Research Call Number
Sc C 97-115
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