Title

Black judges on justice : perspectives from the bench

Description

The views of leading African American jurists from around the country on the way our judicial system works. Included is an interview with Abigail R. Rogers, South Carolina's first female African American judge.

Identifier

527212

1565841042

Creator

Washington, Linn

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1994

Program air date: May 21, 1995

Publisher

New Press

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpaper: Rodney King, Drugs, Mandatory Sentencing. Underlinings/Notes: Underlinings: Ways of addressing race, justice/injustice, backgrounds of judges, impact of drugs on justcie/communities, motives for going to law school, becoming a judge, and crime. Notes: "1961-54 of 7000, 1980-255, 1994-1000 of 30,000. " "Today 1000 of 30,000," "justice is the exception," "power of press," "Drew Days," "most racist," "Truman the first," "mandatory sentencing," "$19,000," "letter to Clarence T.," "juries," "Quayle," "Flordia tourists," "Slumlord," "Rodney King verdict," "Law School," "kente cloth," "literacy training," "drugs, color matters," "legalize drugs," "values," "Black on Black racism," " Martin L. King, Malcolm X," "cops on TV," "no black Judges in Mississippi 1977," "appointed by Carter," "Blacks and crack cocaine," "Phillie justice system unfair," "white Bunny Rabbit," "win at all costs," "my father welfare," "German POWS," "Watergate," "Black judges fashion the law," "WWII," "not a day in my life," "resturant," "hotel party," "Hope with Clinton cabinet," "1st Black federal female judge," "James Eastland," "expectation for Clinton," "James Meredith, Hunter-Gault, Gantt," "Century Club acted as a secretary," "prison 4 months," "most powerful American official is a judge," "skin color and money," "1967 riots, high bails," "personal reasons for running for congress," "letter to Reagan," "retired 87," "Clinton," "liberal v. conservative," "security conscience," "$17 check," "3 of 21 Judges woulde read Kerner Commission," "death threats," "cell phone," "foster father Bill Gray's father," "Jimmy Hoffa," "old man and prostitute," "person of absolute integrity," "family court, Columbia, S.C.," "6 year campaign," "thousands of dollars," "rural v. urban," "interracial adoptions," "youngest member federal courts 1991," "Father's way of overcoming racism--medicine, dentistry or law," "Black robes, white justice," " police did not have free reign," "Irish mother," "black history."

Subject

"Criminal justice, Administration of--United States."

"African American judges--Biography."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

Rights

This work may be protected by copyright laws and is provided for educational and research purposes only. Any infringing use may be subject to disciplinary action and/or civil or criminal liability as provided by law. If you believe that you are the rights-holder and object to Mason’s use of this image, please contact speccoll@gmu.edu.