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Murder in Mississippi: United States v. Price and the Struggle for Civil Rights - Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Howard Ball
Murder in Mississippi: United States v. Price and the Struggle for Civil Rights - Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Howard Ball
Howard Ball examines the landmark case of the U. S. v. Price in 1967. Following the failure of the Mississippi authorities to indict members of the KKK for a racist murder, the federal government successfully appealed to the Supreme Court and established federal jurisdiction over civil rights violations.
192 pages, illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 16, 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9780700613151 |
Publishers | University Press of Kansas |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 148 × 225 × 19 mm · 362 g |