Mary Frances Berry Books
Black Resistance White Law
How the government has used the Constitution to deny black Americans their legal rightsFrom the arrival of the first twenty slaves in Jamestown to the Howard Beach Incident of 1986, Yusef Hawkins,...
Read MoreThe Politics of Parenthood
A distinguished scholar presents a landmark historical perspective on parenthood in America. This trailblazing book suggests that behind the rhetoric of maternal responsibility are issues of power,...
Read MoreWe Are Who We Say We Are: A Black Family's Search for Home Across the Atlantic World
"Supplement text for courses in African-American History and History of Immigration. The Afro-Creole story offers a unique historical lens through which to understand the issues of migration, immig...
Read MoreThe Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice
"Sweeping and important.... Provides a fascinating vision of justice and history." --The Washington Post Book WorldFrom the head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission comes a landmark study of the wa...
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