Racial justice and law : cases and materials / Ralph Richard Banks, Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law, Stanford Law School ; Kim Forde-Mazrui, Mortimer M. Caplin Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law ; Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Charles S. Rhyne Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law ; Cristina M. Rodríguez, Leighton Homer Surceck Professor of Law, Yale Law School.

"White supremacy pervades American history. Moreover, notwithstanding landmark civil rights gains and egalitarian aspirations, America remains segregated and unequal. This book examines the role of law in reinforcing and ameliorating racial injustice. Although surveying key historical precedent...

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