The pig farmer's daughter and other tales of American justice: episodes of racism and sexism in the courts from 1865 to the present

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"Sweeping and important.... Provides a fascinating vision of justice and history." --The Washington Post Book World From the head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission comes a landmark study of the ways in which prejudice has shaped American justice from the Civil War era to the present.

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