Written Into Law: The Legacy of African-American Subjugation
A new book offers a timely look at the ugly history of race-based laws. In "Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law In Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana" professors Ariela J. Gross, of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and Alejandro de la Fuente, of Harvard University, trace how colonial-era laws used to subjugate people of color still resonate in our justice system.
Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )