Description
This book is a compilation of writings by Richard Delgado, a prominent scholar in the field of critical race theory. Delgado has written extensively on topics such as hate speech, affirmative action, the war on terror, and the place of Latinos in the civil rights equation. This book provides a convenient tool for students, lawyers, and scholars interested in understanding critical race theory and applying it to their own work and thought.
This book offers the best and most influential writings of Richard Delgado, one of the founding figures of the critical race theory movement and one of the earliest scholars to address the harms of hate speech. He is also one of the pioneers and theorists of legal storytelling and narrative analysis. With excerpts from his classic law review articles, conversations with his famous alter ego Rodrigo Crenshaw, and comments on the vicissitudes of academic life, this book spans topics such as hate speech, affirmative action, the war on terror, the endangered status of black men, and the place of Latinos in the civil rights equation. This book exhibits all of Delgado s strengths as social critic, legal analyst, civil rights warrior, and provocateur together in a dazzling performance. It also provides a convenient tool for students, lawyers, and scholars interested in understanding critical race theory and applying it to their own work and thought.