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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jul. 10, 2007

Racism Is More Than Skin Deep

Forum Column - By Diane J. Klein - The Supreme Court didn't just get the ruling wrong in two recent school segregation cases; it also misunderstood the roots of racism in America.

FORUM COLUMN

By Diane J. Klein
     
      If nothing else, the recent decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (and its companion case, Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education (Louisville, Kentucky)), decided June 28, 2007, demonstrates the tragic bankruptcy of the American constitutional discourse about race. When we find ourselves confro...

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