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Bailey, Frankie Y.

‘‘Law never here’’ : a social history of African American responses
to issues of crime and justice / Frankie Y. Bailey and Alice P.
Green.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0–275–95303–3 (alk. paper)

1. Afro-Americans—Social conditions. 2. Afro-Americans—Law and
legislation—History. 3. Afro-Americans—Civil rights—History.
4. Discrimination in criminal justice administration—United States—
History. 5. Crime and race—United States—History. I. Green,
Alice P., 1946– . II. Title.

E185.86.B25 1999

973'.0496073—dc21 98–38282

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1999 by Frankie Y. Bailey and Alice P. Green

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98–38282

ISBN: 0-275-95303-3

First published in 1999Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).

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