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20 Feb 2016, 8:19 am by Alfred Brophy
   Maybe this is the time I should mention that I taught a case in trusts and estates earlier this spring about a white man who left his property to an African American woman -- Dees v. [read post]
13 Feb 2016, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
The writing team that gave us the book White Water about segregation in the Jim Crow era in the South returns with a look at voting rights in that era in this book subtitled: “A Journey to the Ballot Box. [read post]
26 Jul 2015, 8:29 pm by Alfred Brophy
  So much of the commentary has been on Atticus Finch's fall from hero status when we learn that he's a supporter of the local White Citzens Council and that he debates Jean Louise over the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 3:09 pm by Mark Graber
The Handbook’s sharp separation between political science and law in Parts II (Neil Komesar, Neal Devins, Mariah Zeisberg, Justin Crowe, Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum, Mark Tushnet, Adrian Vermeule, Jenna Bednar, Bartholomew Sparrow, Bill White) and III (Stephen Griffin, Ellen Katz, Keith Whittington, Gillian Metzger, Michael Greve) reflect the dramatic legalization of the Constitution that has taken place over the past two hundred years. [read post]
13 Jul 2015, 10:40 am by Guest Blogger
That evening, for the first time, The White House was illuminated with the bright colors of the rainbow. [read post]
12 Jun 2015, 9:23 am by Simon Fodden
We meet her in Chapter V, The Wine Shop, where she sits, knits, and “sees nothing. [read post]
10 Jun 2015, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
Historian Thomas Aiello describes the origins of the statute in Bourbon Louisiana—a period when white Democrats sought to redeem their state after Reconstruction—its survival through the civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v. [read post]
9 Jun 2015, 5:54 am
  The “Hardhome” episode two Sundays ago finally provided the action-packed relief the show had been somewhat lacking thus far this season, culminating in an adrenaline-charged showdown between the Wildlings (and Crows) at Hardhome and the zombie-like army led by the White Walkers (speaking of which, we would gladly take a losing Daubert ruling over facing even one of those child wights any day).Always thinking of our DDL readers, we were naturally struck with the… [read post]
4 Mar 2015, 12:23 am by rhapsodyinbooks
On this day in history, a mere twelve years after the Supreme Court sanctioned racial segregation in public facilities in Plessy v. [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 7:00 am by James Fox
  To take an example from a period I have focused on in my own work, the reaction against Reconstruction and the consensus reached by whites that secured Jim Crow may look more like backlash than conflict. [read post]
31 Dec 2014, 11:27 am by Lloyd J. Jassin
SONGS* ABOUT BOOKS & AUTHORS *and some Monty Python and Beat Poetry Click Here for link to Spotify Playlist Radiohead – 2 + 2 = 5 Deborah Pardes – 7th StepMonty Python – A Book At Bedtime Jason Anderson – A Book Laid On It's BindingAngus & Julia Stone – A Book Like ThisBenny's Head – A Bookish GirlAdam's Plastic Pond – A Brief History of English LiteratureThe Gentle Waves – A Chapter in the Life of… [read post]
31 Dec 2014, 11:27 am by Lloyd J. Jassin
SONGS* ABOUT BOOKS &AUTHORS *and some Monty Python and Beat Poetry Click Here for link to Spotify Playlist Radiohead – 2 + 2 = 5 Deborah Pardes – 7th StepMonty Python – A Book At Bedtime Jason Anderson – A Book Laid On It's BindingAngus & Julia Stone – A Book Like ThisBenny's Head – A Bookish GirlAdam's Plastic Pond – A Brief History of English LiteratureThe Gentle Waves – A Chapter in the Life of MathewTom… [read post]
31 Dec 2014, 11:27 am by Lloyd J. Jassin
SONGS* ABOUT BOOKS &AUTHORS *and some Monty Python and Beat Poetry Click Here for link to Spotify Playlist Radiohead – 2 + 2 = 5 Deborah Pardes – 7th StepMonty Python – A Book At Bedtime Jason Anderson – A Book Laid On It's BindingAngus & Julia Stone – A Book Like ThisBenny's Head – A Bookish GirlAdam's Plastic Pond – A Brief History of English LiteratureThe Gentle Waves – A Chapter in the Life of MathewTom… [read post]