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

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My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.

My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.

In high school, I won a prize for an essay on tuberculosis. When I got...

In high school, I won a prize for an essay on tuberculosis. When I got...

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

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

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre...

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre...

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take...

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take...

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a...

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a...

Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart.

Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart.

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

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

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought...

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought...

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 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,...

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...

Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world.

Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world.

In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal...

In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal...

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.

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...

We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable.

We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable.

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...

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 -...

The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.

The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.