Eric Foner et al: Historians file briefs in Supreme Court case

Eric Foner, James McPherson, Nell Painter and more than a score of other historians have filed briefs in a Supreme Court case involving the racial balance of public schools. The historians argue that the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution are not "color-blind," as the plaintiffs in two districts claim.

Ralph Luker explains the issues at stake in an article published on HNN's homepage:

http://hnn.us/articles/30733.html