Books
The Original Understanding and the Segregation Decision
– Harvard Law Review 69, no. 1 (1955).Excerpt: Before setting out on the direct and noble march to the Court’s conclusion in the Segregation Cases, Chief Justice Warren took care to post a rear guard. The history of the… More
Integration: The Second Year in Perspective
– New Republic (October 8, 1956).The Hearts of Men
– New Republic (October 7, 1957).A Communication: “Paths to Desegregation by Charles L. Black, Jr.”
– New Republic (November 4, 1957).Letter to the editor.
Next President and Civil Rights
– New Republic (October 13, 1960).Integration–The Seven Lean Years
– New Republic (September 25, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).Civil Rights Boil-Up
– New Republic (June 8, 1963).Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Beyond Tokenism
– New Republic (January 4, 1964).The Decade of School Desegregation – Progress and Prospects
– Columbia Law Review 64, no. 2 (February 1964).Excerpt: It is now nearly a decade since the Supreme Court handed down its first opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, the School Segregation Cases. Southern disaffection to the side,… More
Sleepers in the Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (February 29, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).Integrated Cohabitation
– New Republic (May 30, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Much More than Law Is Needed
– New York Times Magazine (August 9, 1964).Excerpt: If Americans are not convinced that the Civil Rights Act is just and moral, then it will go the way of prohibition and other laws violated, ignored and unenforceable. The first… More
Is the Federal Government Helpless?
– New Republic (December 26, 1964).Discrimination in Education
– In Discrimination and the Law, edited by Vern Countryman. University of Chicago Press (1965).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
What Has Been Done Is Prologue: Carrying Out the Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (January 9, 1965).Speeding Up School Integration
– New Republic (May 15, 1965).Impeach Judge Cox
– New Republic (September 4, 1965).Justice and Protection
– Mississippi Law Journal 37 (1966).Excerpt: The problem of law enforcement in the South, or in a current and not inaccurate phrase, “Jim Crow justice,” has come to be symbolized by a number of well-publicized… More
Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).LBJ’s Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 21, 1966).Civil Rights’ Dim Prospects
– New Republic (September 17, 1966).Skelly Wright’s Sweeping Decision
– New Republic (July 8, 1967).The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Desegregation: Where Do We Go from Here?
– New Republic (February 7, 1970).The Debate over School Desegregation: A Reply
– New Republic (March 21, 1970).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Untangling the Busing Snarl
– New Republic (September 30, 1972).More on Quotas
– New Republic (October 28, 1972).Education in a Democracy: The Legal and Practical Aspects of School Busing
– Human Rights 3 (1973).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More
Essays
The Original Understanding and the Segregation Decision
– Harvard Law Review 69, no. 1 (1955).Excerpt: Before setting out on the direct and noble march to the Court’s conclusion in the Segregation Cases, Chief Justice Warren took care to post a rear guard. The history of the… More
Integration: The Second Year in Perspective
– New Republic (October 8, 1956).The Hearts of Men
– New Republic (October 7, 1957).A Communication: “Paths to Desegregation by Charles L. Black, Jr.”
– New Republic (November 4, 1957).Letter to the editor.
Next President and Civil Rights
– New Republic (October 13, 1960).Integration–The Seven Lean Years
– New Republic (September 25, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).Civil Rights Boil-Up
– New Republic (June 8, 1963).Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Beyond Tokenism
– New Republic (January 4, 1964).The Decade of School Desegregation – Progress and Prospects
– Columbia Law Review 64, no. 2 (February 1964).Excerpt: It is now nearly a decade since the Supreme Court handed down its first opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, the School Segregation Cases. Southern disaffection to the side,… More
Sleepers in the Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (February 29, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).Integrated Cohabitation
– New Republic (May 30, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Much More than Law Is Needed
– New York Times Magazine (August 9, 1964).Excerpt: If Americans are not convinced that the Civil Rights Act is just and moral, then it will go the way of prohibition and other laws violated, ignored and unenforceable. The first… More
Is the Federal Government Helpless?
– New Republic (December 26, 1964).Discrimination in Education
– In Discrimination and the Law, edited by Vern Countryman. University of Chicago Press (1965).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
What Has Been Done Is Prologue: Carrying Out the Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (January 9, 1965).Speeding Up School Integration
– New Republic (May 15, 1965).Impeach Judge Cox
– New Republic (September 4, 1965).Justice and Protection
– Mississippi Law Journal 37 (1966).Excerpt: The problem of law enforcement in the South, or in a current and not inaccurate phrase, “Jim Crow justice,” has come to be symbolized by a number of well-publicized… More
Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).LBJ’s Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 21, 1966).Civil Rights’ Dim Prospects
– New Republic (September 17, 1966).Skelly Wright’s Sweeping Decision
– New Republic (July 8, 1967).The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Desegregation: Where Do We Go from Here?
– New Republic (February 7, 1970).The Debate over School Desegregation: A Reply
– New Republic (March 21, 1970).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Untangling the Busing Snarl
– New Republic (September 30, 1972).More on Quotas
– New Republic (October 28, 1972).Education in a Democracy: The Legal and Practical Aspects of School Busing
– Human Rights 3 (1973).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More
Commentary
The Original Understanding and the Segregation Decision
– Harvard Law Review 69, no. 1 (1955).Excerpt: Before setting out on the direct and noble march to the Court’s conclusion in the Segregation Cases, Chief Justice Warren took care to post a rear guard. The history of the… More
Integration: The Second Year in Perspective
– New Republic (October 8, 1956).The Hearts of Men
– New Republic (October 7, 1957).A Communication: “Paths to Desegregation by Charles L. Black, Jr.”
– New Republic (November 4, 1957).Letter to the editor.
Next President and Civil Rights
– New Republic (October 13, 1960).Integration–The Seven Lean Years
– New Republic (September 25, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).Civil Rights Boil-Up
– New Republic (June 8, 1963).Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Beyond Tokenism
– New Republic (January 4, 1964).The Decade of School Desegregation – Progress and Prospects
– Columbia Law Review 64, no. 2 (February 1964).Excerpt: It is now nearly a decade since the Supreme Court handed down its first opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, the School Segregation Cases. Southern disaffection to the side,… More
Sleepers in the Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (February 29, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).Integrated Cohabitation
– New Republic (May 30, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Much More than Law Is Needed
– New York Times Magazine (August 9, 1964).Excerpt: If Americans are not convinced that the Civil Rights Act is just and moral, then it will go the way of prohibition and other laws violated, ignored and unenforceable. The first… More
Is the Federal Government Helpless?
– New Republic (December 26, 1964).Discrimination in Education
– In Discrimination and the Law, edited by Vern Countryman. University of Chicago Press (1965).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
What Has Been Done Is Prologue: Carrying Out the Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (January 9, 1965).Speeding Up School Integration
– New Republic (May 15, 1965).Impeach Judge Cox
– New Republic (September 4, 1965).Justice and Protection
– Mississippi Law Journal 37 (1966).Excerpt: The problem of law enforcement in the South, or in a current and not inaccurate phrase, “Jim Crow justice,” has come to be symbolized by a number of well-publicized… More
Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).LBJ’s Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 21, 1966).Civil Rights’ Dim Prospects
– New Republic (September 17, 1966).Skelly Wright’s Sweeping Decision
– New Republic (July 8, 1967).The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Desegregation: Where Do We Go from Here?
– New Republic (February 7, 1970).The Debate over School Desegregation: A Reply
– New Republic (March 21, 1970).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Untangling the Busing Snarl
– New Republic (September 30, 1972).More on Quotas
– New Republic (October 28, 1972).Education in a Democracy: The Legal and Practical Aspects of School Busing
– Human Rights 3 (1973).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More
Multimedia
The Original Understanding and the Segregation Decision
– Harvard Law Review 69, no. 1 (1955).Excerpt: Before setting out on the direct and noble march to the Court’s conclusion in the Segregation Cases, Chief Justice Warren took care to post a rear guard. The history of the… More
Integration: The Second Year in Perspective
– New Republic (October 8, 1956).The Hearts of Men
– New Republic (October 7, 1957).A Communication: “Paths to Desegregation by Charles L. Black, Jr.”
– New Republic (November 4, 1957).Letter to the editor.
Next President and Civil Rights
– New Republic (October 13, 1960).Integration–The Seven Lean Years
– New Republic (September 25, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).Civil Rights Boil-Up
– New Republic (June 8, 1963).Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Beyond Tokenism
– New Republic (January 4, 1964).The Decade of School Desegregation – Progress and Prospects
– Columbia Law Review 64, no. 2 (February 1964).Excerpt: It is now nearly a decade since the Supreme Court handed down its first opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, the School Segregation Cases. Southern disaffection to the side,… More
Sleepers in the Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (February 29, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).Integrated Cohabitation
– New Republic (May 30, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Much More than Law Is Needed
– New York Times Magazine (August 9, 1964).Excerpt: If Americans are not convinced that the Civil Rights Act is just and moral, then it will go the way of prohibition and other laws violated, ignored and unenforceable. The first… More
Is the Federal Government Helpless?
– New Republic (December 26, 1964).Discrimination in Education
– In Discrimination and the Law, edited by Vern Countryman. University of Chicago Press (1965).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
What Has Been Done Is Prologue: Carrying Out the Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (January 9, 1965).Speeding Up School Integration
– New Republic (May 15, 1965).Impeach Judge Cox
– New Republic (September 4, 1965).Justice and Protection
– Mississippi Law Journal 37 (1966).Excerpt: The problem of law enforcement in the South, or in a current and not inaccurate phrase, “Jim Crow justice,” has come to be symbolized by a number of well-publicized… More
Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).LBJ’s Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 21, 1966).Civil Rights’ Dim Prospects
– New Republic (September 17, 1966).Skelly Wright’s Sweeping Decision
– New Republic (July 8, 1967).The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Desegregation: Where Do We Go from Here?
– New Republic (February 7, 1970).The Debate over School Desegregation: A Reply
– New Republic (March 21, 1970).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Untangling the Busing Snarl
– New Republic (September 30, 1972).More on Quotas
– New Republic (October 28, 1972).Education in a Democracy: The Legal and Practical Aspects of School Busing
– Human Rights 3 (1973).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More
Teaching
The Original Understanding and the Segregation Decision
– Harvard Law Review 69, no. 1 (1955).Excerpt: Before setting out on the direct and noble march to the Court’s conclusion in the Segregation Cases, Chief Justice Warren took care to post a rear guard. The history of the… More
Integration: The Second Year in Perspective
– New Republic (October 8, 1956).The Hearts of Men
– New Republic (October 7, 1957).A Communication: “Paths to Desegregation by Charles L. Black, Jr.”
– New Republic (November 4, 1957).Letter to the editor.
Next President and Civil Rights
– New Republic (October 13, 1960).Integration–The Seven Lean Years
– New Republic (September 25, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).Civil Rights Boil-Up
– New Republic (June 8, 1963).Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Beyond Tokenism
– New Republic (January 4, 1964).The Decade of School Desegregation – Progress and Prospects
– Columbia Law Review 64, no. 2 (February 1964).Excerpt: It is now nearly a decade since the Supreme Court handed down its first opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, the School Segregation Cases. Southern disaffection to the side,… More
Sleepers in the Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (February 29, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).Integrated Cohabitation
– New Republic (May 30, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Much More than Law Is Needed
– New York Times Magazine (August 9, 1964).Excerpt: If Americans are not convinced that the Civil Rights Act is just and moral, then it will go the way of prohibition and other laws violated, ignored and unenforceable. The first… More
Is the Federal Government Helpless?
– New Republic (December 26, 1964).Discrimination in Education
– In Discrimination and the Law, edited by Vern Countryman. University of Chicago Press (1965).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
What Has Been Done Is Prologue: Carrying Out the Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (January 9, 1965).Speeding Up School Integration
– New Republic (May 15, 1965).Impeach Judge Cox
– New Republic (September 4, 1965).Justice and Protection
– Mississippi Law Journal 37 (1966).Excerpt: The problem of law enforcement in the South, or in a current and not inaccurate phrase, “Jim Crow justice,” has come to be symbolized by a number of well-publicized… More
Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).LBJ’s Civil Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 21, 1966).Civil Rights’ Dim Prospects
– New Republic (September 17, 1966).Skelly Wright’s Sweeping Decision
– New Republic (July 8, 1967).The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Desegregation: Where Do We Go from Here?
– New Republic (February 7, 1970).The Debate over School Desegregation: A Reply
– New Republic (March 21, 1970).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Untangling the Busing Snarl
– New Republic (September 30, 1972).More on Quotas
– New Republic (October 28, 1972).Education in a Democracy: The Legal and Practical Aspects of School Busing
– Human Rights 3 (1973).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More