In February 1954, President Eisenhower invited Chief Justice Warren
to dinner at the White House. Among the guests were well-known
opponents of school desegregation. During that evening, Eisenhower
commented to Warren that "law and force cannot change a man's
heart." Three months later, however, the Supreme Court handed down
its unanimous decision in "Brown," and the contributors to this
book, like people across the country, were profoundly changed by
it, even though many saw almost nothing change in their
communities.
What "Brown" did was to elevate race from the country's dirty
secret to its most urgent topic of conversation. This book stands
alone in presenting, in one source, stories of black and white
Americans, men and women, from all parts of the nation, who were
public school students during the years immediately after "Brown."
All shared an epiphany. Some became aware of race and the burden of
racial separation. Others dared to hope that the yoke of racial
oppression would at last be lifted.
The editors surveyed 4750 law professors born between 1936 and
1954, received 1000 responses, and derived these forty essays from
those willing to write personal accounts of their childhood
experiences in the classroom and in their communities. Their moving
stories of how "Brown" affected them say much about race relations
then and now. They also provide a picture of how social change can
shape the careers of an entire generation in one profession.
Contributors provide accounts from across the nation.
Represented are
-de jure states, those segregated by law at the time of Brown,
including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
as well as the District of Columbia
-de facto states, those where segregation was illegal but a common
practice, including California, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts,
Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Washington, and
Wisconsin.
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