Introduction: Shades of Brown: Black freedom, white supremacy, and the law -- Roberts v. City of Boston (1849) -- Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) -- Sweatt v. Painter (1950) and McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents (1950) -- Brown v. Board of Education (1952-55) -- Popular response to Brown.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.