Racism, African Americans, and Social Justice

Rudolph Alexander Jr.

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2005
• eBook ISBN: 9781461641698
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

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.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• 1 - African Americans and Justice: An Introduction
• 2 - African Americans and Higher Education
• 3 - African American Juveniles and the Justice System
• 4 - African Americans, Maltreatment, and Law Enforcement
• 5 - African Americans and the Military
• 6 - African Americans and Economic Discrimination
• 7 - African Americans and Reparations
• 8 - African Americans, Employment Discrimination, and Legal justice
• 9 - African Americans and Justice: Summary and Conclusions
• References
• Index
• About the Author