The Constitution and American racism: setting a course for lasting injustice

"The security the Southern states want..." -- "The peculiar institution" -- The law of slavery -- State's rights as revisionist history -- "The Constitution is color blind" -- Tyranny of the Republic -- The power vested in the President -- Civil rights -- Democracy...

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Autor principal: Madden, David P. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2021]
En:Año: 2021
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States
Discrimination in justice administration > United States
Constitutional Law > United States
Civil Rights > United States
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > States
Civil Rights > United States > States
Equality before the law > United States
Slavery > Law and legislation > Untied States
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Verfassungsrecht
Usa
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Sumario:"The security the Southern states want..." -- "The peculiar institution" -- The law of slavery -- State's rights as revisionist history -- "The Constitution is color blind" -- Tyranny of the Republic -- The power vested in the President -- Civil rights -- Democracy is government "by and for the people".
"Racism has permeated the workings of the U.S. Constitution since ratification. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, supporters of slavery ensured it was protected by rule of law. The federal government upheld slavery until it was abolished by the Civil War; then supported the South's Jim Crow power structure. From Reconstruction through the Civil Rights era until today, veneration of the Constitution has not prevented lynching, segregation, voter intimidation or police brutality against people of color. In 2016, the Electoral College-a constitutional accommodation for slaveholding aristocrats who feared popular government-gave the presidency to the candidate who lost the popular vote by the widest margin in U.S. history. This book describes how pernicious flaws in the Constitution, included to legalize profiting from human bondage, perpetuate systemic racism, economic inequality and the subversion of democracy."-Provided by publisher"--
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:vii, 205 Seiten
ISBN:9781476683942