Episode Twenty Six: Race and the Supreme Court

In episode twenty-six we will continue our discussion with Professor Professor Vernon Burton and Civil Rights attorney Armand Derfner, on their brilliant book, Race and the Supreme Court. We will examine the slow evolution of the US Supreme Court on issues of social justice in the mid-20th century, culminating with it’s full-throated support in the 1950’s and 60’s. This was followed by a steady decline in that support, especially in the last ten years under Chief Justice John Roberts.