The U.S. Constitution: An African-American Context

This unique, easily portable version of the U.S. Constitution fits in the palm of your hand. It contains that exact same language provided by the drafters of the original Constitution but highlights those portions of the Constitution that refer specifically to African-Americans and have great importance to people of color. This laminated book includes The Declaration of Independence. It also includes a chronology of major legal cases and events involving African-Americans and the law. A readable book, with commentary by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College in New York City and author of the acclaimed book Race, Law, and American Society: 1607 to Present and The Constitution: Major Cases and Conflicts. The U.S. Constitution: An African-American Context is the most empowering little book you may ever buy. It is American history.