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Jim Crow

Second Amendment

Bowie knife statutes 1837-1899

Bowies were regulated like other knives; knives were sometimes regulated like handguns

David Kopel |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.20.2022 12:53 PM

Data on lynchings and firearm access reinforce Ida B. Wells' case for armed self-defense.

Gun Rights

A New Study Suggests That Black Southerners' Access to Firearms Reduced Lynchings

The analysis reinforces the historical case for armed self-defense in response to racist violence.

Jacob Sullum | 9.8.2022 1:40 PM

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Filibuster

Abolishing the Filibuster Is About Power, Not Anti-Racism

Even Joe Biden and Barack Obama were willing to acknowledge this basic fact just a few years ago.

Eric Boehm | 3.26.2021 3:20 PM

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Filibuster

Is the Senate Filibuster a 'Jim Crow Relic' That Should Be Abolished in the Name of Democracy?

Politicians' opinions about the maneuver depend on which party is in power.

Jacob Sullum | 7.31.2020 4:45 PM

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Juries

Louisiana Voters May Dump Rule Allowing Convictions Without Unanimous Verdicts

End of a Jim Crow-era law a potential win for jury nullification.

Scott Shackford | 9.12.2018 4:00 PM

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Nazis

What Uncle Sam and Jim Crow Taught Hitler

When Nazi lawyers went looking for racial legislation to emulate, they turned to the United States.

Matthew Harwood | 4.15.2017 6:00 AM

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