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

A Negro who does not vote is ungrateful to those who have already died in the fight for freedom. ... Any person who does not vote is failing to serve the cause of freedom - his own freedom, his people's freedom, and his country's freedom.

I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial.

The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished

The women's rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug, I had no women supporters.

Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white.

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