Outsiders Within: Black Women in the Legal Academy After Brown V. Board

by Elwood Watson

Through interviews with prominent legal academics such as Lani Guinier and Kimberle Crenshaw, Outsiders Within presents the trials and accomplishments of black women law professors who began to enter the legal academy in the 1970s and 80s. The often-overlooked legacies of these women are brought to light as chapters highlight the work of important women like Jean Cahn, who co-founded Antioch Law School in 1972, and Emma Coleman-Jordan, who founded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742540731
• ISBN13: 9780742540736
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.9"