Equal Protection and the African American Constitutional Experience: A Documentary History

by Robert P. Green Jr.

Book Overview

Trace the roots of the concept of equal protection from the American Revolution and the formation of the Constitution through its application today using this collection of 177 primary documents from a variety of sources. Students can use this unique reference resource to examine the tension between the concept of equal protection and recognition of slavery in the constitutional order, to explore the devitalization and revitalization of the 14th...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313303509
• ISBN13: 9780313303500
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"