On Account of Race: The Supreme Court, White Supremacy, and the Ravaging of African American Voting Rights

by Lawrence Goldstone

Book Overview

Winner of the Lillian Smith Book Award

An award-winning constitutional law historian examines case-based evidence of the court's longstanding racial bias (often under the guise of "states rights") to reveal how that prejudice has allowed the court to solidify its position as arguably the most powerful branch of the federal government.

One promise of democracy is the right of every citizen to vote. And yet, from our founding,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640095764
• ISBN13: 9781640095762
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"