The Far-Reaching Shadow Cast By Ferguson

Authors

Kimberly Jade Norwood, Washington University in St. Louis School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

Washington University Journal of Law & Policy

Abstract

In the Dred Scott case, Justice Taney remarked that black people “had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.” In The Far-Reaching Shadow Cast by Ferguson, Professor Norwood questions whether, in today’s society, Justice Taney’s sentiment still holds true. Citing examples of recent police shootings and beatings of unarmed African-Americans and personal and family experiences, Professor Norwood argues that our country is broken and needs fixing. Professor Norwood concludes that we are not the ‘post-racial’ society we claim to be and that the Michael Brown shooting, among others, provides a watershed moment to confront our country’s underlying racial issues.

Keywords

Dred Scott, Justice Taney, Ferguson, Michael Brown, Police Violence, Racial Injustice, Post-Racial Society, Systemic Racism, African American Rights, Civil Rights

Publication Citation

Kimberly Jade Norwood, The Far-Reaching Shadow Cast By Ferguson, 46 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y 1 (2014)

Repository Citation

Norwood, Kimberly Jade, "The Far-Reaching Shadow Cast By Ferguson" (2014). Scholarship@WashULaw. 634.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/634