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Douglas S. Reed – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2021
In his dissent in "Plessy v. Ferguson," Justice John Marshall Harlan wrote, "Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens." Racial conservatives have argued that Harlan's dissent should invalidate policies that partially redress the historical injuries inflicted on African Americans.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Citizenship, African Americans, Race