From Jim Crow to Civil Rights : The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality

A monumental investigation of the Supreme Court's rulings on race, From Jim Crow To Civil Rights spells out in compelling detail the political and social context within which the Supreme Court Justices operate and the consequences of their decisions for American race relations. In a highly provocative interpretation of the decision's connection to the civil rights movement, Klarman argues that Brown was more important for mobilizing southern white opposition to racial change than for encouraging direct-action protest. Brown unquestioningly had a significant impact--it brought race issues to public attention and it mobilized supporters of the ruling. It also, however, energized the opposition. In this authoritative account of constitutional law concerning race, Michael Klarman details, in the richest and most thorough discussion to date, how and whether Supreme Court decisions do, in fact, matter. Publisher's Description: Do Supreme Court Decisions Matter? In This Book, Michale J. Klarman Examines The Social And Political Impact Of The Supreme Court's Decisions Involving Race Relations From Plessy, The Progressive Era, And The Interwar Period To World Wars I And Ii, Brown And The Civil Rights Movement. He Explores The Wide Variety Of Consequences That Brown May Have Had - Raising The Salience Of Race Issues, Educating Opinion, Mobilising Supporters, Energising Opponents Of Racial Change. He Concludes That Brown Was Ultimately More Important For Mobilising Southern White Opposition To Radical Change Than For Encouraging Direct-action Protest. The Plessy Era -- The Progressive Era -- The Interwar Period -- World War Ii Era : Context And Cases -- World War Ii Era : Consequences -- School Desegregation -- Brown And The Civil Rights Movement. Michael J. Klarman. Includes Bibliographical References (p.581-626) And Index. Publisher's description: Do Supreme Court decisions matter? In this book, Michael J. Klarman examines the social and political impact of the Supreme Court's decisions involving race relations from Plessy, the Progressive Era, and the Interwar period to World Wars I and II, Brown and the Civil Rights Movement. He explores the wide variety of consequences that Brown may have had - raising the salience of race issues, educating opinion, mobilizing supporters, energizing opponents of racial change. He concludes that Brown was ultimately more important for mobilizing southern white opposition to radical change than for encouraging direct-action protest Plessy era -- Progressive era -- Interwar period -- World War II era, context and cases -- World War II era, consequences -- School desegregation.;[The author of this book offers an] account of constitutional law concerning race - from the late nineteen century through the 1960s - both as legal interpretation and as social and political history. While the book deals with a wide range of racially charged issues - criminal procedure, peonage, transportation, residential segregation, and voting rights - its focuses with especially keen insights on the Brown v. Board of Education case of 1954.-Dust jacket. Brown vs. Board of Education unquestioningly had a significant impact--it brought race issues to public attention and it mobilized supporters of the ruling. It also, however, energized the opposition. In this authoritative account of constitutional law concerning race, Michael Klarman details, in the richest and most thorough discussion to date, how and whether Supreme Court decisions do, in fact, matter. --from publisher description This book examines the social and political impact of the Supreme Court's decisions involving race relations from Plessy, the Progressive Era, and the Interwar period to World Wars I and II, Brown and the Civil Rights Movement. It explores the variety of consequences that Brown may have had, and more Introduction 1. The Plessy Era2. The Progressive Era3. The Interwar Period4. World War II Era: Context and Cases5. World War II Era: Consequences6. School Desegregation7. Brown and the Civil Rights MovementConclusion Notes Bibliography Index In 1890, the Louisiana legislature, following a trend initiated in Florida a few years earlier, passed a law requiring railroads to provide "equal but separate" accommodations for black passengers.