White men's law : the roots of systemic racism / Peter Irons.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (320 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197582923 (ebook) :.Subject(s): African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History | Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History
| Racism against Blacks -- United States -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190914943DDC classification: 323.1196073 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The current debate over the causes and possible cures for the persistent white advantage over African Americans in education and income needs a resource that provides both historical and current evidence. In this book, Peter Irons fills this need with the stories of African Americans who challenged their status in acts of resistance, from slavery and Jim Crow segregation to today's Black Lives Matter and other racial justice movements. Irons marshals a wide array of evidence to make a persuasive argument that systemic racism still permeates every major institution in American society.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The current debate over the causes and possible cures for the persistent white advantage over African Americans in education and income needs a resource that provides both historical and current evidence. In this book, Peter Irons fills this need with the stories of African Americans who challenged their status in acts of resistance, from slavery and Jim Crow segregation to today's Black Lives Matter and other racial justice movements. Irons marshals a wide array of evidence to make a persuasive argument that systemic racism still permeates every major institution in American society.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 5, 2021).