Introduction : race, schools, and the justices of the Supreme Court
Part I. Becoming justices. Brethren, of a sort
Mr. Civil Rights
Separate and unequal
Living a post-Brown reality
Pioneering at a price
Part II. Integration. To enter a burning house
Stigmatic injury
In defense of Black institutions
Part III. Individuals and government. Cycles of expansion and backlash
Stepping backwards
Putting the genie back in the bottle
Part IV. Affirmative action. Quotas
Getting somebody in, keeping somebody out
Fixed or flexible
Colorblindness ascendant
Conclusion : the rule of law.