While slavery in Canada was abolished in 1834, discrimination remained. Race on Trial contrasts formal legal equality with pervasive patterns of social, legal,

A groundbreaking exposé about the alarming use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color Should Johnny Cash have been ch

This book of twelve original essays will bring together two themes of American culture: law and race. The essays fall into four groups: cases that are essential

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