Slavery, Race, and Law in the American Hemisphere
by
Robert J. Cottrol, Paul Finkelman, Timothy S. Huebner
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Students of American history know of the law’s critical role in systematizing a racial hierarchy in the United States. Showing that this history is best appreciated in a comparative perspective, The Long, Lingering Shadow looks at the parallel legal histories of race relations in the United States,...