The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the road to civil war -- A new birth of freedom -- The Supreme Court in reconstruction -- The Supreme Court and the Jim Crow counterrevolution -- Beginning the long, slow turnaround -- Breaking new ground -- The end of separate but equal -- Opposing forces : massive resistance and the civil rights movement -- A new birth of freedom, again -- Change in the court -- The war of words: "purpose" and "effect" -- Affirmative action: color blind or color conscious -- The color of criminal justice.
Summary
"In the first comprehensive account of the Supreme Court's race-related jurisprudence, a historian and a civil rights lawyer scrutinize a legacy too often blighted by racial injustice. Discussing nearly 200 cases in historical context, the authors show the Court can still help fulfill the nation's promise of equality for all"-- Provided by the publisher.