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Publication Date
Winter 2-22-1995
Copyright date
February 22nd, 1995
Identifier
K3242 .S256 1995
Series
27 YEARS AFTER MARTIN LUTHER KING: WHERE ARE WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE?
Description
The introduction by Dr. Janet Dizinno, Professor of Psychology at St. Mary's University and member of the President's Peace Commission, and the cultural presentation by Ms. Esther Epiphane, a student at St. Mary's, unfortunately do not appear on the tape. Mr. Jose Roberto Juarez, Professor of Law at St. Mary's University outlines the progression of cases which led to the establishment of civil rights for African Americans and Mexican Americans. Among the cases he discusses are Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), Hernandez v. Texas (1954), and Monroe v. Pape (1961). The latter case was the first to cite 42 USC 1983; this statute is discussed in greater detail by the next speaker, Mr. James Myart, Attorney at Law for Speiser, Krause, Madole & Mendelsohn. Statute 1983 ensures liability of state and local governments in the event of denial of civil rights and interposes the federal court between states and the people in order to ensure federal rights. Mr. Myart draws the distinction between civil rights, rights which the government is obliged to protect, and civil liberties, rights the government is prohibited from enfringing on. Mr. Myart concludes by explaining why civil rights cases are so difficult to prosecute.
Keywords
Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Civil rights -- United States; Civil rights -- United States -- States; Constitutional law -- Cases; African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. United States -- States; African Americans -- Civil Rights; Mexican Americans -- Civil Rights; Race discrimination -- United States; Constitutional history; African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964; African Americans -- History -- 1964-; United States; Since 1877; Civil rights -- US States; Civil Rights; Scott, Dred, 1809-1858
Contributor
Dr. Dizinno, Janet; Epiphane, Esther C.; Professor Juarez, Jose Roberto; Myrat, James
Document Type
Presentation
Size or Duration
42.31 minutes
Format
mp4
Medium
video
Digital Publisher
Digital Commons at St Mary's University
Collection
President's Peace Commission Videos
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.