TY - BOOK ID - 77900959 TI - What Brown v. Board of Education should have said AU - Balkin, J M AU - Ackerman, Bruce A PY - 2001 SN - 0814723047 0585434700 9780585434704 9780814798898 0814798896 9780814723043 0814798896 081479890X PB - New York New York University Press DB - UniCat KW - Discrimination in education KW - Segregation in education KW - Educational discrimination KW - Race discrimination in education KW - Education KW - Affirmative action programs in education KW - Law and legislation KW - History. KW - Brown, Oliver, KW - Brown, Oliver Leon, KW - Trials, litigation, etc. KW - Topeka (Kan.). KW - Board of Education of Topeka KW - Americas. KW - case. KW - changed. KW - country. KW - court. KW - esteemed. KW - legal. KW - most. KW - that. KW - voices. KW - weigh. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77900959 AB - Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision ordering the desegregation of America's public schools, is perhaps the most famous case in American constitutional law. Criticized and even openly defied when first handed down, in half a century Brown has become a venerated symbol of equality and civil rights. Its meaning, however, remains as contested as the case is celebrated. In the decades since the original decision, constitutional interpreters of all stripes have found within it different meanings. Both supporters and opponents of affirmative action have claimed the mantle of Brown, criticizing the other side for betraying its spirit. Meanwhile, the opinion itself has often been criticized as bland and uninspiring, carefully written to avoid controversy and maintain unanimity among the Justices. As the 50th anniversary of Brown approaches, America's schools are increasingly divided by race and class. Liberals and conservatives alike harbor profound regrets about the development of race relations since Brown, while disagreeing heatedly about the proper role of the courts in promoting civil equality and civil rights. In this volume, nine of America's top constitutional and civil rights experts have been challenged to rewrite the Brown decision as they would like it to have been written, incorporating what they now know about the subsequent history of the United States but making use of only those sources available at the time of the original decision. In addition, Jack Balkin gives a detailed introduction to the case, chronicling the history of the litigation in Brown, and explaining the current debates over its legacy. Contributors include: Bruce Ackerman, Jack M Balkin, Derrick A. Bell, Drew S. Days, John Hart Ely, Catharine A. MacKinnon, Michael W. McConnell, Frank I Michelman, and Cass R. Sunstein. ER -