Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Abolition (1)
- Abolitionists (1)
- Antiretaliation (1)
- Civil rights (1)
- Direct service attorneys (1)
-
- Discrimination (1)
- Enslavement (1)
- Freedom of speech (1)
- Post-racial (1)
- Progressive legal theory (1)
- Racial equality (1)
- Racial justice (1)
- Reconstruction (1)
- Retaliation (1)
- Slavery (1)
- Social justice lawyering (1)
- Social justice lawyers (1)
- Social norms (1)
- Thirteenth Amendment (1)
- Women's work (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Legal History
The Thirteenth Amendment And Pro-Equality Speech, William M. Carter Jr.
The Thirteenth Amendment And Pro-Equality Speech, William M. Carter Jr.
Articles
The Thirteenth Amendment’s Framers envisioned the Amendment as providing federal authority to eliminate the “badges and incidents of slavery.” The freemen and their descendants are the most likely to be burdened with the effects of stigma, stereotypes, and structural discrimination arising from the slave system. Because African Americans are therefore the most obvious beneficiaries of the Amendment’s promise to eliminate the legacy of slavery, it is often mistakenly assumed that federal power to eradicate the badges and incidents of slavery only permits remedies aimed at redressing the subordination of African Americans. While African Americans were the primary victims of slavery …
More Than One Lane Wide: Against Hierarchies Of Helping In Progressive Legal Advocacy, Rebecca Sharpless
More Than One Lane Wide: Against Hierarchies Of Helping In Progressive Legal Advocacy, Rebecca Sharpless
Articles
Progressive legal scholars and practitioners have created a hierarchy within social justice lawyering. Direct service attorneys-nonprofit attorneys who focus on helping individuals in civil cases-sit at the bottom. In the 1960s, progressive theorists advanced a negative portrayal of direct service attorneys as a class. This discourse has continued through different phases in the development of progressive legal theory. Direct service work is done primarily by women in the service of women, has the aesthetic of traditional women's work, and can be understood as embodying the thesis that women have a greater existential and psychological connection to others than men. Like …