States' Laws on Race and Color (Studies in the Legal History of the South) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082035063X ISBN 13: 9780820350639

Publisher: University of Georgia Press, 2016

Synopsis

This remarkable, hard-to-find resource is an exhaustive compilation of state laws and local ordinances in effect in 1950 that mandated racial segregation and of pre-Brown-era civil rights legislation. The volume cites legislation from forty-eight states and the District of Columbia, and ordinances of twenty-four major cities across the country. The complete text of each law or ordinance is included, along with occasional notes about its history and the extent to which it was enforced. Other relevant information found in the volume ranges widely: the texts of various Supreme Court rulings; international documents; federal government executive orders, departmental rules, regulations, and directives; legislation related to aliens and Native Americans; and more. In his introduction Davison M. Douglas comments on the legislation compiled in the book and its relevance to scholars today and also provides biographical background on Pauli Murray, the attorney who was the volume's original editor.

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Review

Murray has compiled an illuminating volume on the subject of racial attitudes and practices as reflected in state laws. . . . Excellent charts and useful classifications facilitate referenceand comparative study of these laws.--New England Quarterly

Murray's book is the most comprehensive, detailed and current compilation in her field of study. It includes not only the laws but the pertinent Federal decisions and regional compacts.--Journal of Negro History

In this volume Murray has made a useful compilation of international, federal, territorial, state, and municipal statutes. . . . This book would be a valuable addition to the library of any student of the race problem as well as a useful reference work for lawyers.--Journal of Southern History

Murray examines the laws of each state regarding race and includes items from the constitution and statutes where they apply to the subject. While all laws are not included because of the exhaustive research necessary, the volume makes readily available, state by state, information which can be utilized. Even the layman reading this reference work can get some understanding of the vagaries of the human mind as law makers spout their venom incertain of our states.--Social Work Journal

From the Back Cover

Studies in the Legal History of the South series explores the ways in which law has affected the development of the southern United States and in turn the ways the history of the South has affected the development of American law. In this book read all about the States' Laws on Race and Color.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082035063X
• ISBN 13: 9780820350639
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 776
• Editor: Murray Pauli