African-American Males and the U.S. Justice System of Marginalization: A National Tragedy

Weatherspoon, Floyd

African-American Males and the US Justice System of Marginalization provides an overview of the economic and social status of African-American males in America, which continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Weatherspoon posits that in every American institutional system, from birth to death, the journey of African-American males to achieve racial justice and equity in this country is ignored, marginalized, and exploited. The American justice system, in particular, has permitted and in some cases sanctioned the marginalization of African-American males as full citizens. Weatherspoon examines the idea that African-American males are disproportionately represented in every aspect of the criminal justice system, and that the marginalization of African-American males in America has a long and treacherous history that continues to negatively impact their economic, political, and social status.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2014-08-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137411662

DOI: 10.1057/9781137408433

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 122