Unequal Under Law 9780226684628

Race is clearly a factor in government efforts to control dangerous drugs, but the precise ways that race affects drug l

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Table of contents :
Introduction

One Racial Discrimination in the Eyes of the Law
Two Race in America’s First War on Drugs
Three Negro Cocaine Fiends, Mexican Marijuana Smokers, and Chinese Opium Addicts: The Drug Menace in Racial Relief
Four Congress on Crack: How Race-Neutral Language Hides Racial Meaning
Five The Racial Impact of the War on Drugs: How Government Coped
Six Racial Justice: The Courts Consider Sentencing Disparities

Epilogue
Notes
References
Index

Unequal Under Law
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