TY - GEN T1 - Civil rights in American law, history, and politics A2 - Sarat, Austin LA - English PP - New York PB - Cambridge University Press YR - 2014 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn871316430 AB - "To pursue the concept of racial entitlement-even for the most admirable and benign of purposes-is to reinforce and preserve for future mischief the way of thinking that produced race slavery, race privilege and race hatred. In the eyes of government, we are just one race here. It is American." Justice Scalia "It never ceases to amaze me that the courts are so willing to assume that anything that is predominantly black must be inferior ... Because of their distinctive histories and traditions, black schools can function as the center and symbol of black communities, and provide examples of independent black leadership, success, and achievement." Justice Thomas It is widely recognized that the idea of rights is central to America's national identity and its sense of itself.1 So powerful is our attachment to rights that some scholars see the American story as powerfully intertwined with what they label a "myth of rights."2 In this myth of rights perhaps nothing plays as important a role as the history of the mid-twentieth century struggle for civil rights for African-Americans. Brown v. Board of Education is, of course, the key moment in that struggle and it has become one of America's "sacred texts," a decision to which almost everyone pays homage even when they act in ways incompatible with its central premises.3 It is to the spirit of Brown that groups seeking recognition continuously appeal, a spirit that today plays a key role in the debate over gay marriage.4 Civil Rights in the American Story brings together the work of five distinguished scholars to critically assess the place of civil rights in the American story. This work includes examples of both the "old" and the "new" civil rights history. It uses the sources and analytics of both legal and social history"-- OP - 252 CN - KF4755 .C58 2014eb SN - 9781139600170 SN - 1139600176 SN - 9781139910729 SN - 1139910728 SN - 9781139922463 SN - 1139922467 SN - 9781107595835 SN - 1107595835 SN - 1139904949 SN - 9781139904940 SN - 1139914650 SN - 9781139914659 SN - 1139902970 SN - 9781139902977 SN - 1139918575 SN - 9781139918572 SN - 1139906860 SN - 9781139906869 SN - 9781107039292 SN - 1107039290 KW - Civil rights : United States. KW - Race discrimination : Law and legislation : United States. KW - African Americans : Civil rights. KW - Droits de l'homme : États-Unis. KW - Noirs américains : Droits. KW - LAW : General. KW - African Americans : Civil rights KW - Civil rights KW - Race discrimination : Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Bürgerrecht KW - Rassendiskriminierung KW - Schwarze KW - USA ER -