While slavery in Canada was abolished in 1834, discrimination remained. Race on Trial contrasts formal legal equality with pervasive patterns of social, legal,

A groundbreaking exposé about the alarming use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color Should Johnny Cash have been ch

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An Empire on Trial is the first book to explore the issue of interracial homicide in the British Empire during its height – examining these incidents and the