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Beyond the Burning Cross

Author : Edward J. Cleary
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307801265

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Beyond the Burning Cross by Edward J. Cleary Pdf

Does our abhorrence of racism allow us to ban certain forms of speech? This is the simple yet subversive question that Edward J. Cleary posed to the U.S. Supreme Court when, in 1991, he defended a white student who had burned a cross on a black family's lawn in St. Paul, Minnesota, violating a local ordinance against hate crimes. As a progressive, Cleary detested everything his client stood for. But in this compelling argued book he describes how he overturned the St. Paul ordinance—and convinced the Court to rule that "burning a cross is reprehensible. But St. Paul has sufficient means...to prevent such behavior without adding the First Amendment to the fire." As Cleary retraces his path from St. Paul to the courtroom in Washington, he juxtaposes the stories of previous First Amendment cases with a personal account of the unlikely alliances (with both the A.C.L.U. and a group engaged in defending the Ku Klux Klan) and antagonisms that grew out of the case. ULtimately, he shows us why a law that bands expressions of racism is as dangerous as a law that bans protests against those expressions. In Beyond the Burning Cross, Leary has given us an unparalleled insider's report of a watershed event in constitutional history that is as absorbing as any thriller.

Beyond the Burning Cross

Author : Edward J. Cleary
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Current Events
ISBN : UOM:39015032715065

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Beyond the Burning Cross by Edward J. Cleary Pdf

Here is the story of the controversial landmark decision by the lawyer who took the case all the way to the Supreme Court. Although he detested the crime his client had committed in 1990, Cleary believed First Amendment rights were being threatened. The Supreme Court agreed.

Beyond the Burning Times

Author : Philip Johnson,Gus diZerega
Publisher : Lion Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780745959382

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Beyond the Burning Times by Philip Johnson,Gus diZerega Pdf

A fascinating dialogue between a Pagan and a Christian. Gus DiZerega, an American pagan and and an academic engages in debate with Philip Johnson, an Australian Christian theologian. The two debate questions such as the nature of spirituality, who or what is deity, how humans relate to the divine, the sacred feminine, gender and sexuality, and the teachings and claims of Jesus. At the end of the book another Pagan writer comments on what Philip Johnson has argued, and another Christian comments on what Gus DiZerega has argued. Paganism is acknowledged as the fastest growing 'religion' in western Europe and this book helps readers to engage with it and with orthodox Christian belief.

Campus Hate Speech on Trial

Author : Timothy C. Shiell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Discrimination in higher education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105134459507

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Campus Hate Speech on Trial by Timothy C. Shiell Pdf

Ban it! the initial arguments for campus speech codes -- Wayne dick's plea: the critics fight back -- See you in court: the campus hate speech cases -- Hostile environment takes a front seat -- The attack on hostile environment -- And the verdict is -- The debate: 1998-2008.

White Robes and Burning Crosses

Author : Michael Newton
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476617190

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White Robes and Burning Crosses by Michael Newton Pdf

With its fiery crosses and nightriders in pointed hoods and flowing robes, the Ku Klux Klan remains a recurring nightmare in American life. What began in the earliest post–Civil War days as a social group engaging in drunken hijinks at the expense of perceived inferiors soon turned into a murderous paramilitary organization determined to resist the “evils” of radical Reconstruction. For six generations and counting, the Klan has inflicted misery and death on countless victims nationwide and since the early 1920s, has expanded into distant corners of the globe. From the Klan’s post–Civil War lynchings in support of Jim Crow laws, to its bloody stand against desegregation during the 1960s, to its continued violence in the militia movement at the turn of the 21st century, this revealing volume chronicles the complete history of the world’s oldest surviving terrorist organization from 1866 to the present. The story is told without embellishment because, as this work demonstrates, the truth about the Ku Klux Klan is grim enough.

Beyond the Bridge:

Author : R. D. Lock
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1462016626

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Seeking a job as a first-year teacher, Robin Robertson heads for an interview at the Westminster Rural Agricultural Schools in the spring of 1956. Here, Robin could teach and also coach varsity basketball and counsel students. Amid the pressures of beginning a new career, he starts to wonder whether a big-city person like himself can adapt adequately to the lifestyle of small-town, rural America. This story pictures a way of life that has vanished in all too many places. Many readers will relate to the challenges, conflicts, and rewards between students and an untried but idealistic teacher. Others will recall athletic contests won and lost and perhaps will remember counseling that went way beyond arranging school schedules. The author draws upon forty-three years of educational experience in high school and community college -- focusing on that memorable first year in front of a classroom, being in charge of the community's "Winter Entertainment Committee" (basketball games), and creating a newly mandated school guidance program.

The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

Author : Allan Bartley
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459506145

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The Ku Klux Klan in Canada by Allan Bartley Pdf

The Ku Klux Klan came to Canada thanks to some energetic American promoters who saw it as a vehicle for getting rich by selling memberships to white, mostly Protestant Canadians. In Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, the Klan found fertile ground for its message of racism and discrimination targeting African Canadians, Jews and Catholics. While its organizers fought with each other to capture the funds received from enthusiastic members, the Klan was a venue for expressions of race hatred and a cover for targeted acts of harassment and violence against minorities. Historian Allan Bartley traces the role of the Klan in Canadian political life in the turbulent years of the 1920s and 1930s, after which its membership waned. But in the 1970s, as he relates, small extremist right- wing groups emerged in urban Canada, and sought to revive the Klan as a readily identifiable identity for hatred and racism. The Ku Klux Klan in Canada tells the little-known story of how Canadians adopted the image and ideology of the Klan to express the racism that has played so large a role in Canadian society for the past hundred years — right up to the present.

Beyond the Scars

Author : David Franklyn
Publisher : Author House
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781491887516

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Beyond the Scars by David Franklyn Pdf

The novel is about the human condition, healing, love, and forgiveness. It is about a woman who has been traumatized by the tragedy of the bombing, her husband's attempt to heal and rescue her, and a young man coming to terms with the death of one of his friends in the same tragedy.

The First Amendment

Author : Erwin Chemerinsky
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Freedom of association
ISBN : 9798892072328

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The First Amendment by Erwin Chemerinsky Pdf

"A comprehensive, accessible text on the First Amendment freedom of expression and religion, presenting the law solely through case excerpts and author-written essays"--

Constitutional Law: Rights, Liberties and Justice 8th Edition

Author : Lee Epstein,Thomas G. Walker
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781452226743

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Constitutional Law: Rights, Liberties and Justice 8th Edition by Lee Epstein,Thomas G. Walker Pdf

Judicial decisions never occur in a vacuum û they are influenced by a myriad of political factors. From lawyers and interest groups, to the shifting sentiments of public opinion, to the ideological and behavioral inclinations of the justices, Epstein and Walker show how all these dynamics play an integral part in the overall development of constitutional doctrine. Drawing deeply from the spheres of political science and legal studies, the exceperted case material is skillfully analyzed and presented for todayÆs students. Known for fastidious revising and streamlining, the authors account for the latest scholarship in the field and offer rock-solid analysis of recent landmark cases, including as all the important opinions handed down through 2011. Building on the successes of the 7th edition, the bookÆs clean layout and design clearly distinguishes between commentary and opinion excerpts. Not only does the design make the book an easier read for students, it effectively showcases photos, justice biographies, and the ôAftermathö and ôGlobal Perspectiveö sidebars. And based on positive user feedback, the authors have added even more Aftermath boxes in this new edition. New cases in the 8th edition: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2012) Snyder v. Phelps (2011) Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011) United States v. Jones (2012) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Beyond the Constitution

Author : Hadley Arkes
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400828418

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Beyond the Constitution by Hadley Arkes Pdf

Hadley Arkes argues that it is necessary to move "beyond the Constitution," to the principles that stood antecedent to the text, if we are to understand the text and apply the Constitution to the cases that arise every day in our law.

Critical Race Judgments

Author : Bennett Capers,Devon W. Carbado,R. A. Lenhardt,Angela Onwuachi-Willig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 725 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107164529

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Critical Race Judgments by Bennett Capers,Devon W. Carbado,R. A. Lenhardt,Angela Onwuachi-Willig Pdf

Using CRT, this book demonstrates how law can make Black lives, and the lives of other racially marginalized groups, matter.

Beyond Blue Houses

Author : Blake Hendon
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595190843

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A pickup truck breakdown in a small Alabama town turns an afternoon family grave site cleanup by Andy Saylor into a two-week challenge for him, Billy Coate and Jesse Cade to take a look at their lives and with each other's help, to choose some starting and stopping places. In addition, personal events take place to further help them rise above their present station and move forward if they can keep each other alive. Encounters with an extremist group bring the three young men and their black friends together to form a common bond and struggle against the hate and its mongers. Ugly assaults, murderous invasions and cross burnings test the endurance and determination of the community and its dedicated police chief. Further south, plans for a targeted gay pride march continue despite the impending danger from the militants' load of illegal weapons and explosives. Despite the conflict, tender patient love comes to three couples in their laughable youth.

Constitutional Debate in Action

Author : H. L. Pohlman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 074253667X

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Constitutional Debate in Action by H. L. Pohlman Pdf

Taking into account the political and intellectual forces that shape Supreme Court decisions, Constitutional Debate in Action examines how and why the United States Constitution continues to grow and adapt to human wants, passions, and values. Not your traditional constitutional-law textbook, this three volume set views the Constitution as an institutionalized form of debate by which people press their political demands and arguments upon the Supreme Court. Each volume provides in depth and updated examinations of key landmark decisions. Civil Rights and Liberties covers: Racial Discrimination, Affirmative Action, Abortion, Hate Speech, and Peyote Use and Religious Freedom, and, new to the Second Edition, a completely new chapter on Campaign Finance Regulation and Freedom of Speech. Visit our website for sample chapters!

The Smell of Burning Crosses

Author : Ira Harkey
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496824882

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The Smell of Burning Crosses by Ira Harkey Pdf

Journalist Ira Harkey (1918–2006) risked it all when he advocated for James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi as the first African American student in 1962. Preceded by a legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court and violent, deadly rioting, Meredith’s admission constituted a pivotal moment in civil rights history. At the time, Harkey was editor of the Chronicle in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he published pieces in support of Meredith and the integration of Ole Miss. In 1963, Harkey won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing after firmly articulating his advocacy of change. Originally published in 1967, this book is Harkey’s memoir of the crisis and what it was like to be a white integrationist editor in fiercely segregationist Mississippi. He recounts conversations with University of Mississippi officials and the Ku Klux Klan’s attempts to intimidate him and muzzle his work. The memoir’s title refers to a burning cross set on the lawn of his home, which occurred in addition to the shot fired at his office. Reprinted for the fifth time, this book features a new introduction by historian William Hustwit.