White men's law : the roots of systemic racism
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022].
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Book
ISBN
9780190914943, 0190914947
Physical Desc
xix, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
342.7308 IRO
1 available
342.7308 IRO
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022].
Language
English
ISBN
9780190914943, 0190914947
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"White Men's Law recounts and explores the legal and extra-legal means by which systemic white racism has kept Black Americans "in their place" from slavery to police and vigilante killings of Black men and women, from 1619 to the present. The book argues that African Americans have always been held back by systemic racism in all major institutions-especially the legal and educational systems-that hold power over them. Based on a wide range of sources, from the painful words of former slaves to Supreme Court decisions to test scores that reveal how our education system has failed Black children, the book examines the various ways White racists justify and perpetuate their superior position in American society. The book is framed around the lynching of Rubin Stacy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1935. An illiterate black farmhand, Stacy was accused of assaulting a white woman and was lynched by a deputy sheriff and a mob that fired 17 bullets into his lifeless body. White Men's Law poses a critical question: What historical forces preceded and followed this and thousands more lynchings that show the damaging-and often deadly-impact of systemic racism on Black Americans? After recounting struggles over racism from the first shipment of slaves to colonial Virginia until the present, it concludes with a look at efforts by President Joe Biden to "root out systemic racism" in both public and private institutions, and the barriers they face from entrenched racism in those institutions"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Irons, P. H. (2022). White men's law: the roots of systemic racism . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Irons, Peter H., 1940-. 2022. White Men's Law: The Roots of Systemic Racism. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Irons, Peter H., 1940-. White Men's Law: The Roots of Systemic Racism Oxford University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Irons, Peter H. White Men's Law: The Roots of Systemic Racism Oxford University Press, 2022.
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