Justice Randolph Jackson of the New York State Supreme Court discusses the complex process of picking a jury in a criminal case. Justice Jackson takes into account a wide range of circumstances and factors, including, but not limited to, the ever-elusive human factor. This book is essential reading for legal professionals and laypersons alike, but it is especially valuable for those individuals who are facing trial or who have family members who are doing so. The many ways that race or ethnicity can influence jurors is one of the authors special concerns. This is an accessible and readable...

Charlton Heston played the part of Moses on the silver screen, while Cleopatra was portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor. The hand that reaches out to receive God's graces along the curved vault of the Sistine Chapel is pale in color, and in Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting The Last Supper, our savior shares his final meal with twelve white apostles. Throughout history, biblical characters have been portrayed as Caucasian in artwork and in words, while the actions of people of color during this time have remained largely unreported-and this is an entirely inadequate, inaccurate, and unacceptable...