An Unbroken Thread: African American Exclusion from Jury Service, Past and Present

Authors

Alexis Hoag

Keywords

Jury selection, African Americans, Jury

Abstract

The article examines the historical exclusion and contemporary underrepresentation of African Americans from jury service in the U.S. as of October 2020, and proposes legal and policy solutions to increase their representation in jury pools.

Repository Citation

Alexis Hoag, An Unbroken Thread: African American Exclusion from Jury Service, Past and Present, 81 La. L. Rev. (2020)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol81/iss1/7