The Color of the Law

The Color of the Law
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 9780807882306
ISBN-13 : 0807882305
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Color of the Law by : Gail Williams O'Brien

Download or read book The Color of the Law written by Gail Williams O'Brien and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On February 25, 1946, African Americans in Columbia, Tennessee, averted the lynching of James Stephenson, a nineteen-year-old, black Navy veteran accused of attacking a white radio repairman at a local department store. That night, after Stephenson was safely out of town, four of Columbia's police officers were shot and wounded when they tried to enter the town's black business district. The next morning, the Tennessee Highway Patrol invaded the district, wrecking establishments and beating men as they arrested them. By day's end, more than one hundred African Americans had been jailed. Two days later, highway patrolmen killed two of the arrestees while they were awaiting release from jail. Drawing on oral interviews and a rich array of written sources, Gail Williams O'Brien tells the dramatic story of the Columbia "race riot," the national attention it drew, and its surprising legal aftermath. In the process, she illuminates the effects of World War II on race relations and the criminal justice system in the United States. O'Brien argues that the Columbia events are emblematic of a nationwide shift during the 1940s from mob violence against African Americans to increased confrontations between blacks and the police and courts. As such, they reveal the history behind such contemporary conflicts as the Rodney King and O. J. Simpson cases.

The Color of Justice

The Color of Justice
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 9781682997826
ISBN-13 : 1682997820
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Color of Justice by : Ace Collins

Download or read book The Color of Justice written by Ace Collins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two racially charged cases. Two attorneys searching for the truth. But only one will stay alive long enough to find it. 1964 Justice, Mississippi, is a town divided. White and black. Rich and poor. Rule makers and rule breakers. Right or wrong, everyone assumes their place behind a fragile façade that is about to crumble. When attorney Coop Lindsay agrees to defend a black man accused of murdering a white teenager, the bribes and death threats don't intimidate him. As he prepares for the case of a lifetime, the young lawyer knows it's the verdict that poses the real threat—innocent or guilty, because of his stand Coop is no longer welcome in Justice. As he follows his conscience, he wonders just how far some people will go to make sure he doesn't finish his job? 2014 To some, the result of the trial still feels like a fresh wound even fifty years later, when Coop's grandson arrives in Justice seeking answers to the questions unresolved by the trial that changed his family's legacy. When a new case is presented, again pitting white against black, this third generation Lindsay may have the opportunity he needs to right the wrongs of the past. But hate destroys everything it touches, and the Lindsay family will not escape unscathed.

Dimensions of Justice

Dimensions of Justice
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 9781452073132
ISBN-13 : 1452073139
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dimensions of Justice by : Rita Thorpe Lamb, PH D

Download or read book Dimensions of Justice written by Rita Thorpe Lamb, PH D and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher leaders are practicing researchers. They constantly investigate and reflect on innovative strategies for student success. During a season of drastic change in Durham, North Carolina, public school teachers were forced to reconceptualize the curriculum. Two separate and unequal school districts merged forcing a paradigm shift. What can we learn from these teacher leaders as they reflected on the impact of the texts selected for their more diverse classes?

The Colors of Hope

The Colors of Hope
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Publisher : Baker Books
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9781441232113
ISBN-13 : 1441232117
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Colors of Hope by : Richard Dahlstrom

Download or read book The Colors of Hope written by Richard Dahlstrom and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian life, says Richard Dahlstrom, should be guided by the intentional goal of blessing the lives of the friends, loved ones, and strangers in our midst. We are called to impact a culture that, for all the rhetoric about hope, is overwhelmingly preoccupied with personal peace, prosperity, protection, and survival. Christians should be artists who paint with the colors of hope in a broken world, embodying Christ's redemptive presence in our personal lives, our work, and our relationships. This inspiring and practical book offers tools for living out this vision in daily life, with special attention given to the challenges we face in staying focused on the mission of imparting hope to others even while dealing with our own personal issues. Anyone who wishes they could have an impact on the world will cherish this unique book.

Department of Justice

Department of Justice
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 614
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105063609940
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Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Department of Justice by : United States Department of Justice

Download or read book Department of Justice written by United States Department of Justice and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Many Colors of Crime

The Many Colors of Crime
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9780814767863
ISBN-13 : 0814767869
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Many Colors of Crime by : Ruth D. Peterson

Download or read book The Many Colors of Crime written by Ruth D. Peterson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this authoritative volume, race and ethnicity are themselves considered as central organizing principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed and enforced. The contributors argue that dimensions of race and ethnicity condition the very laws that make certain behaviors criminal, the perception of crime and those who are criminalized, the determination of who becomes a victim of crime under which circumstances, the responses to laws and crime that make some more likely to be defined as criminal, and the ways that individuals and communities are positioned and empowered to respond to crime. Contributors: Eric Baumer, Lydia Bean, Robert D. Crutchfield, Stacy De Coster, Kevin Drakulich, Jeffrey Fagan, John Hagan, Karen Heimer, Jan Holland, Diana Karafin, Lauren J. Krivo, Charis E. Kubrin, Gary LaFree, Toya Z. Like, Ramiro Martinez, Jr., Ross L. Matsueda, Jody Miller, Amie L. Nielsen, Robert O'Brien, Ruth D. Peterson, Alex R. Piquero, Doris Marie Provine, Nancy Rodriguez, Wenona Rymond-Richmond, Robert J. Sampson, Carla Shedd, Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Avelardo Valdez, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, María B. Vélez, Geoff K. Ward, Valerie West, Vernetta Young, Marjorie S. Zatz.

A Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace

A Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 479
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ISBN-10 : 9781666713817
ISBN-13 : 1666713813
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace by : Fernando Enns

Download or read book A Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace written by Fernando Enns and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume includes contributions by scholars, ministers, artists, and NGO workers from around the world who are interested in topics of Mennonitism, peacebuilding, and theologies of nonviolence. The papers published together here reflect the richness and diversity of peacebuilding interests and approaches within the current global Mennonite family and offer interdisciplinary explorations of peace and conflict with attention to historical, theological, and lived perspectives. The book includes papers based upon research and insights that were shared at the Second Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference and Festival (2019) at Mennorode in the Netherlands. The findings presented here are structured thematically with attention to key points of current concern and research—including, among others, studies on historical and current peacebuilding efforts pertaining to migration and refugee care, ecological justice, gender justice, interreligious dialogue, church-state relations, and racial justice.