Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement

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A new generation of progressive intellectuals is transforming the ways we understand law, race and racial power. Questioning the old assumptions of both left and right on traditional civil rights reform, critical race theorists have presented new paradigms for understanding racial justice and new ways of viewing the links between race, gender, sexuality and class. The founders of the critical race movement have collaborated to edit this collection of important writings on the subject. Included in the essays are "Whiteness as Property" by Cheryl Harris, "Race Consciousness" by Garry Peller and "Race, Reform and Retrenchment" by Kimberle Crenshaw. The collection provides an overview of the principal themes of the movement, and includes an introduction by the editors offering a clear and accessible presentation of the main tenets of critical race theory.

Kimberle Crenshaw is Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and a professor of law at Columbia Law School. She is a co-editor (with Neil Gotanda, Gary Peller, and Kendall Thomas) of Critical Race Theory, available from The New Press. Neil Gotanda is a professor of law at Western State College of Law in Fullerton, California. Gary Peller is a professor of law at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Critical Race Consciousness. Kendall Thomas is Nash Professor of Law and the director for the Study of Law and Culture at Columbia Law School.

"A fundamental reference guide to any serious work on race." -The New York Amsterdam News "Critical Race Theory is a compilation of provocative writings that challenges us to consider the relationship between race, the legal system, and society at large." -Senator Bill Bradley