Vagrancy Laws and the 1960s

Risa Goluboff talked about how the changing constitutional status of vagrancy laws was part of the larger social transformations of the 1960… read more

Risa Goluboff talked about how the changing constitutional status of vagrancy laws was part of the larger social transformations of the 1960s. Vagrancy laws made it a crime to be idle and poor, or dissolute, or to wander about without any purpose. These laws began in American with the colonists, proliferated throughout the nation, and were on the books in almost every state as of 1950. close

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Vagrancy Laws and the 1960s

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Program ID:
317137-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Feb 22, 2014 | 4:43pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Mar 02, 2014 | 8:44am EST | C-SPAN 3

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  • Feb 22, 2014 | 4:43pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 23, 2014 | 2:45am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 02, 2014 | 8:44am EST | C-SPAN 3
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