Waldrep, Christopher

Offers a detailed analysis of the Civil War siege at Vicksburg in the summer of 1863, and explores how the battle influenced the legacies of race and slavery that played out over the decades that followed.

Looks at the history of efforts to use law to fight racial prejudice and hate in the United States, reviewing legal cases in which racially motivated crimes were committed, and featuring a selection of related documents. Includes a chronology and an annotated bibliography.