The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions.

I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has.

There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society.

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society.

I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.

I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.