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Discrimination, Jobs, And Politics: The Struggle For Equal Employment Opportunity In The United States Since The New Deal, James L. Thompson May 1987

Discrimination, Jobs, And Politics: The Struggle For Equal Employment Opportunity In The United States Since The New Deal, James L. Thompson

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Discrimination, Jobs, and Politics: The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity in the United States since the New Deal by Paul Burstein


Constitutional Politics: Affirmative Action And Supreme Process, Albert Broderick Apr 1987

Constitutional Politics: Affirmative Action And Supreme Process, Albert Broderick

North Carolina Central Law Review

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American Indians And The Bicentennial, Richard B. Collins Jan 1987

American Indians And The Bicentennial, Richard B. Collins

Publications

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The History Behind Hansberry V. Lee, 20 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 481 (1987), Allen R. Kamp Jan 1987

The History Behind Hansberry V. Lee, 20 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 481 (1987), Allen R. Kamp

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

This Article provides the factual background to Hansberry v. Lee, the famous class action case. During the early 1900's, Chicago's black population was kept effectively segregated, primarily through the use of racially restrictive covenants. However, in the 1930's, this system began to break down. The growth of the black population caused an increased demand for black housing, while the Depression reduced the market for white housing. It was at this time that Carl Hansberry bought a house that was covered by a restrictive covenant, generating a lawsuit to have the covenant enforced and the Hansberrys evicted.

Tracing the lawsuit as …


Will The Constitution Survive Into The Twenty-First Century - Some Reflections On The Bicentennial Of The United States Constitution, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 79 (1987), Michael P. Seng Jan 1987

Will The Constitution Survive Into The Twenty-First Century - Some Reflections On The Bicentennial Of The United States Constitution, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 79 (1987), Michael P. Seng

UIC Law Review

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