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United States: legal resources: African Americans and the law

African Americans and their experiences of law

Subject searches to use in SOLO

African Americans -- Civil rights
Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States
Discrimination in justice administration -- United States
Discrimination in capital punishment -- United States

African American criminals -- Civil rights 
Lynching -- United States
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States

African Americans -- Segregation -- History
Racism -- United States 
United States -- Race relations

Some suggestions for Critical Legal and Critical Race Theory books are in the Law Bod's guide to jurisprudence

Specialist Database

Bibliography from Rothermere American Institute (Oxford)