Judge Horace Ward on Defending Coercive Criminal Charges

Judge Horace Ward, the first African American U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, will discuss the state court\u27s use and abuse of criminal sanctions to silence civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King. The Georgia courts went beyond their powers in an attempt to incarcerate Dr. King for an extended period for two minor violations related to a driver\u27s license and an arrest during a peaceful demonstration. This session, led by Professor Destiny Peery of Northwestern Law, will examine the legal issues raised by this exercise of state judicial power. Judge Ward attended Morehouse College with Dr. King, graduated from Northwestern Law School, and represented Dr. King in the Georgia courts

Happa: The New Frontier of Marginality and Disruption of Long-Static Racial Constructs

Recent reports have noted a rise in interracial marriages, which some say represents a positive change in attitudes toward race and ethnicity. However, the available data shows interracial marriages more often entail a union where one person is the member of the dominant group (e.g., White European). So, why is the percentage of marriage between non-dominants so rare? This chapter discusses whether this is a result of minority groups adopting majority attitudes toward other ethnic groups—a reflection of interethnic group conflict between ethnic groups—or just a reflection of the population and patterns of integration. Still, in its own way, this pattern may reinforce ethnic stereotypes and attitudes to the benefit of the majority group and the continued marginalization of ethnic groups