The Tyranny of the Minority: Jim Crow and the Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty

The Tyranny of the Minority: Jim Crow and the Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty

Chin and Wagner outline the Minority Model of African American disadvantage by demonstrating that African Americans are characterized as a minority and therefore, under majority rule, they were only entitled to protection with respect to a limited set of interests. Details are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Harvard civil rights-civil liberties law review 2008-12, Vol.43 (1), p.65
Hauptverfasser: Chin, Gabriel J, Wagner, Randy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African Americans
Constitutional law
Political power
Racial discrimination
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Zusammenfassung:Chin and Wagner outline the Minority Model of African American disadvantage by demonstrating that African Americans are characterized as a minority and therefore, under majority rule, they were only entitled to protection with respect to a limited set of interests. Details are discussed.
ISSN:0017-8039
1943-5061