Racism, African Americans, and Social Justice

• Author(s): Rudolph Alexander (Jr.),
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Pages: 149
• ISBN_10: 0742543498
  ISBN_13: 9780742543492
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / General , Law / Jurisprudence , Political Science / Civil Rights , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies , Social Science / Minority Studies , Social Science / Reference , Social Science / Discrimination , Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations , Social Science / Activism & Social Justice ,

Description:... One philosopher identified and defined five types of justice: interpersonal justice, commutative justice, distributive justice, communal justice, and social justice. Moving from the end of slavery to the present, this book discusses how and why African Americans have received less than equal justice in these five areas. This thesis is laid out in chapters discussing the history of race and what some professionals currently call 'modern racism,' higher education, juvenile justice, law enforcement, the military, economics, the reparations for slavery issue, and employment discrimination. Arguments presented include the differential treatments in the law based on gender and race, the false impression about the affirmative action benefits that African Americans allegedly receive in higher education, and the issue of reparations.