King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian.

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Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as...

Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as...

The women's rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug,...

The women's rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug,...

Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in...

Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in...

The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath.

The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath.

We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration -...

We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration -...

I remember being infuriated from the top of my head to the tip of my...

I remember being infuriated from the top of my head to the tip of my...

The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina.

The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina.

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?

How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?

Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the...

Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the...

All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students.

All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students.

I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case...

I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case...

Affirmitive action is extremely complex because it appears in many different forms.

Affirmitive action is extremely complex because it appears in many different forms.

Doing away with separate black colleges meets resistance from alumni and other blacks.

Doing away with separate black colleges meets resistance from alumni and other blacks.

Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think.

Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think.

By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader.

By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader.

Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question.

Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question.

I soon found law school an unmitigated bore.

I soon found law school an unmitigated bore.

Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not...

Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not...

I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in...

I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in...