Killing with Prejudice : : Institutionalized Racism in American Capital Punishment / / R.J. Maratea.
A history of the McCleskey v. Kemp Supreme Court ruling that effectively condoned racism in capital casesIn 1978 Warren McCleskey, a black man, killed a white police officer in Georgia. He was convicted by a jury of 11 whites and 1 African American, and was sentenced to death. Although McCleskey’s l...
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| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Introduction Bifurcated Justice in the Deep South
- 1 Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the New Segregation
- 2 Missed Opportunities on the Road to the Supreme Court
- 3 Black Murders Are Different
- 4 All Discrimination Is Not Considered Equal
- 5 Reaffirming “Separate but Equal”
- Conclusion Past Is Prologue: Why McCleskey Still Matters
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author