The constitution, race, and renewed relevance of original intent
By: Donald E. Lively.
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781604975628
Subjects: Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History; Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History; Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History; Constitutional amendments -- United States -- History; Constitutional history -- United States; Equality before the law -- United States; Federal government -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Constitutional law and slavery; title: Toward an even more perfect union; title: Constitutional amendment and doctrinal development; title: Separate but equal; title: The desegregation principle; title: A "color-blind" constitution : the racial neutrality doctrine; title: Federalism and evolving racial reality.