Blacks in the Law: Philadelphia and the Nation (Anniversary Collection)

Segal, Geraldine R.

ISBN 10: 0812278542 / ISBN 13: 9780812278545

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection, 1983

Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # J10D-01140

Synopsis:

In Blacks and the Law, Geraldine R. Segal carefully and completely details the history and current status of black lawyers, judges, law professors, and law students in the United States. Extensive research into all available materials for Philadelphia, supplemented by interviews and questionnaires, results in an unrivaled study of the situation in one city. Her findings are then placed in a national setting by using comparative data from fifteen other American cities. The wealth of data presented here shows the persistence of high degrees of racial exclusion and underrepresentation practiced by the legal profession over many years.
Countervailing these findings are success stories of enormously motivated and determined blacks who have overcome great obstacles to attain high positions as lawyers and judges. Within the legal establishment, increasing numbers of whites have dedicated themselves to lowering barriers to black participation.
Blacks and the Law brings to light the racial prejudices of the white American legal community as well as its efforts to overcome such biases. It also shows the massive effort black people have made to achieve significant but limited progress toward integration of the legal profession and indicates the amount of work still ahead. This study is therefore of vital interest to all members of the legal profession, students of race relations, social mobility, and the professions, Philadelphians, and others who follow the struggle for racial equality.

About the Author: Geraldine R. Segal was a civil rights scholar and activist in Philadelphia.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Blacks in the Law: Philadelphia and the ...
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Publication Date: 1983
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included