Mixed Race Studies

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Righteous Propagation: African Americans and the Politics of Racial Destiny after Reconstruction

2010-02-13

Righteous Propagation: African Americans and the Politics of Racial Destiny after Reconstruction University of North Carolina Press December 2004 416 pages 6.125 x 9.25, 22 illus., notes, bibl., index Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8078-2902-8 Paper ISBN 978-0-8078-5567-6 Michele Mitchell, Associate Professor of History New York University Between 1877 and 1930–years rife with tensions over citizenship, suffrage, immigration,…
A Reappraisal of the Constitutionality of Miscegenation Statutes

2010-02-12

A Reappraisal of the Constitutionality of Miscegenation Statutes Cornell Law Quarterly Volume 42, Issue 2 (Winter 1957) pages 208-222 Andrew D. Weinberger, LL.B., D. HUM, Member of the New York Bar, New York City & Visiting Professor of Law Nationzal University of Mexico Today [in 1957], 21 States of the Union by statute forbid marriages…
Legal Transplants: Slavery and the Civil Law in Louisiana

2010-02-12

Legal Transplants: Slavery and the Civil Law in Louisiana University of Southern California Legal Studies Working Paper Series Working Paper 32 May 2009 37 pages Ariela J. Gross, Professor of Law and History University of Southern California Law School Can Louisiana tell us something about civil law vs. common law regimes of slavery? What can…
“The Caucasian Cloak”: Mexican Americans and the Politics of Whiteness in the Twentieth-Century Southwest

2010-02-12

“The Caucasian Cloak”: Mexican Americans and the Politics of Whiteness in the Twentieth-Century Southwest The Georgetown Law Journal Volume 95, Issue 2 Pages 337-392 Ariela J. Gross, Professor of Law and History University of Southern California Law School The history of Mexican Americans and Jim Crow in the Southwest suggests the danger of allowing state…
Multiracial Matrix: The Role of Race Ideology in the Enforcement of Anti-Discrimination Laws, a United States – Latin America Comparison

2010-02-11

Multiracial Matrix: The Role of Race Ideology in the Enforcement of Anti-Discrimination Laws, a United States – Latin America Comparison Cornell Law Review Volume 87, Number 5 (July 2002) Cornell University Law School Tanya Katerí Hernández, Professor of Law Fordham University This Article examines the role of race ideology in the enforcement of antidiscrimination laws. Professor…
Students’ growing refusal to state a race on forms frustrates school officials

2010-02-10

Students’ growing refusal to state a race on forms frustrates school officials Sacramento Bee 2010-01-18 Stephen Magagnini Sacramento, California — About half of the 37 students in teacher Jeanne Kirchofer’s Laguna Creek High School classroom, who span nearly every combination of race and ethnicity, have joined the growing number of California students who decline to…
College applications in a post-race world: Admissions process will soon need to address class concerns

2010-02-10

College applications in a post-race world: Admissions process will soon need to address class concerns GW Hatchet Independent Student Paper of George Washington University 2010-01-14 Evan Schwartz, Columnist In a recent editorial for The Boston Globe, columnist Neal Gabler railed against what he referred to as “the college admissions scam” and a perceived bias in…
Six degrees of Princeton’s African-American history: America writ small

2010-02-10

Six degrees of Princeton’s African-American history: America writ small Princeton Alumni Weekly Rally ‘Round the Cannon 2010-01-13 Gregg Lange, Class of 1970 The New York Times’ recent genealogy study of Michelle Obama ’85, noting for the first time her slave and mixed-race heritage, seemingly surprised a broad swath of the populace. This indicates that we…
Geek Out: Mixed Race in America

2010-02-10

Geek Out: Mixed Race in America University of Californa, Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science 2010-02-10, 19:00 to 22:00 PST (Local Time) Geek Discourse Tour the “Race: Are We So Different?” exhibit and participate in a discussion facilitated by Dr. Victoria Robinson of the UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies and American Cultures programs on what it means…
Racial Boundary Formation at the Dawn of Jim Crow: The Determinants and Effects of Black/Mulatto Occupational Differences in the United States, 1880 (Working Paper)

2010-02-10

Racial Boundary Formation at the Dawn of Jim Crow: The Determinants and Effects of Black/Mulatto Occupational Differences in the United States, 1880 (Working Paper) 33 pages Updated 2008-07-03 Aaron Gullickson, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Oregon Much of the literature within sociology regarding mixed-race populations focuses on contemporary issues and dynamics, often overlooking a…

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