Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

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The paper compares Constance Curry's book "Silver Rights" to Tim Tyson's book "Blood Done Sign My Name". The paper relates that Curry's work is a tale about the ability of the human spirit to overcome and triumph negative forces of racism and mistrust, whereas Tyson's work, in contrast, is about how South Carolinian blacks, long socially and legally oppressed, eventually used street violence to ensure that the violence done unto them was punished.

From the Paper:

"Silver Rights specifically grapples with the complicity of the state's legal system in African-American disenfranchisement. When Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 it prohibited "discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance" and its implications for student education were profound ("Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 2007, U.S. Department of Justice Website). In an attempt to circumvent the strictures of the federal law, the state government of Mississippi passed a "Freedom of Choice" law."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Curry, Constance. (1996). Silver Rights. New York: Harvest.
• Tyson, Tim. (1994). Blood Done Sign My Name. New York; Crown Books.
• "Tim Tyson, 'Blood Done Sign My Name'." (10 Nov 2004). NPR: Morning Edition. Retrieved 6 Nov 2007. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4162533
• "Tim Tyson--Audio Interview." (2004). Eye on Books.Retrieved 6 Nov 2007 athttp://www.eyeonbooks.com/ibp.php?ISBN=0609610589
• Winkler, Eugene H. (2 Nov 2004). "Blood Done Sign My Name." Christian Century Retrieved 6 Nov 2007 athttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_22_121/ai_n6358845

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