Many have questioned FDR's record on race, suggesting that he had
the opportunity but not the will to advance the civil rights of
African Americans. Kevin J. McMahon challenges this view, arguing
instead that Roosevelt's administration played a crucial role in
the Supreme Court's increasing commitment to racial equality--which
culminated in its landmark decision in "Brown v. Board of
Education."
McMahon shows how FDR's attempt to strengthen the presidency and
undermine the power of conservative Southern Democrats dovetailed
with his efforts to seek racial equality through the federal
courts. By appointing a majority of rights-based liberals
deferential to presidential power, Roosevelt ensured that the
Supreme Court would be receptive to civil rights claims, especially
when those claims had the support of the executive branch.
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