The Heat of Summerton The Heat of Summerton
Racial tensions still simmer in the rural county where Brown was born.
Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Alan Richard
The ‘Fifth Circuit Four’ The ‘Fifth Circuit Four’
How four federal judges brought the rule of reason to the South.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jack Bass
The Long Road to Equality The Long Road to Equality
The product of black legal skill and strategy, Brown has a black copyright.
Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Robert L. Carter
It Could Have Gone the Other Way It Could Have Gone the Other Way
At the time, the Justices had doubts that Brown was rightly decided.
Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Michael J. Klarman
Beyond Black, White and Brown Beyond Black, White and Brown
Click here to read Brown at 50 by Eric Foner and Randall Kennedy.
Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Various Contributors
Brown at 50 Brown at 50
Prior to the landmark Supreme Court rulings in Brown v. Board of Education and Bolling v.
Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Randall Kennedy and Eric Foner
Brown v. Board of Education: The Climax of an Era Brown v. Board of Education: The Climax of an Era
The Supreme Court says separate but equal is inherently unequal.
Apr 14, 2004 / Editorial / Various Contributors
Uncommon Ground Uncommon Ground
A friend who lives in Paris forwarded me an item from the Internet, concerning a singles ad that had allegedly appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Mar 18, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Protocols of Mel Gibson The Protocols of Mel Gibson
My friends had one question for me after I saw Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ: Is it anti-Semitic?
Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Advertisements for Myself Advertisements for Myself
Solo theatrical performances are like ads. Everyone claims to hate them but nevertheless finds the good ones irresistible. A good ad acts like a tonic, making a new idea easy to sw...
Mar 4, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Kalb