Book: Justice Deferred
People of a certain age got used to thinking of the US Supreme Court as a protector of civil rights — from desegregation in Brown v. Board, to the case that gave police Miranda warnings their name. But a new book argues most of the court’s record on race is more “distressing” and “disgraceful.” The 21st was joined by the book's co-authors to talk about the court's history with race.