The pig farmer's daughter and other tales of American justice : episodes of racism and sexism in the courts from 1865 to the present
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Berry, Mary Frances.
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KF4757 .B44 1999
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
Sex crimes -- United States.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Sex crimes.
United States. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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Crimes sexuels -- États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale -- États-Unis.

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295 pages ; 22 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-281) and index.
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From the head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and noted professor of law and history at the University of Pennsylvania, a book that examines both civil and criminal court cases from the Civil War to the present, to reveal the impact of stereotyping - race, class, gender - on the American legal system.
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The question Mary Frances Berry asks: Whose story most strongly influences the making of legal decisions in the American justice system? Using previously unexamined material from state appellate civil and criminal court cases - cases of rape, seduction, and paternity disputes, and cases dealing with murder, inheritance, and property disputes in which sexual relations are at the heart of the story - Berry takes us through two centuries of American case law to show how attitudes toward gender, race, class, and sexuality have materially affected, and continue to affect, judicial decision-making.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Berry, M. F. (1999). The pig farmer's daughter and other tales of American justice: episodes of racism and sexism in the courts from 1865 to the present . Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Berry, Mary Frances. 1999. The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice: Episodes of Racism and Sexism in the Courts From 1865 to the Present. New York: Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Berry, Mary Frances. The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice: Episodes of Racism and Sexism in the Courts From 1865 to the Present New York: Knopf, 1999.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Berry, M. F. (1999). The pig farmer's daughter and other tales of american justice: episodes of racism and sexism in the courts from 1865 to the present. New York: Knopf.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Berry, Mary Frances. The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice: Episodes of Racism and Sexism in the Courts From 1865 to the Present Knopf, 1999.

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