Jim Crow's Last Stand: Nonunanimous Criminal Jury Verdicts in Louisiana - Couverture souple

Aiello, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0807172375 ISBN 13 : 9780807172377

Editeur : Louisiana State University Press, 2019

Synopsis

A remnant of the racist post-Reconstruction Redeemer sociopolitical agenda, Louisiana's nonunanimous jury-verdict law permitted juries to convict criminal defendants with only nine, and later ten, out of twelve votes: a legal oddity. On the surface, it was meant to speed convictions. In practice, the law funneled many convicts--especially African Americans--into Louisiana's burgeoning convict lease system. Although it faced multiple legal challenges through the years, the law endured well after convict leasing had ended. Few were aware of its existence, let alone its original purpose. In fact, the original publication of Jim Crow's Last Stand was one of the first attempts to call attention to the historical injustice caused by this law.

This updated edition of Jim Crow's Last Stand unpacks the origins of the statute in Bourbon Louisiana, traces its survival through the civil rights era, and ends with the successful effort to overturn the nonunanimous jury practice, a policy that officially went into effect on January 1, 2019.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Thomas Aiello is associate professor of history and African American studies at Valdosta State University. He is the author of dozens of books and articles analyzing black cultural and intellectual history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Louisiana State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807172375
• ISBN 13: 9780807172377
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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