description Michael Klarman Overview
Michael J. Klarman is an American legal historian and professor at Harvard Law School. His scholarship examines constitutional law, the Supreme Court, racial equality, and the relationship between legal decisions and social movements. His book From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality received the 2005 Bancroft Prize for its historical account of the legal and political conflict surrounding civil rights.
help Michael Klarman FAQ
Who is Michael J. Klarman?
Michael J. Klarman is an American legal historian and professor at Harvard Law School. His scholarship examines constitutional law, the Supreme Court, racial equality, and social movements.
What is From Jim Crow to Civil Rights about?
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality examines the legal and political path from segregation to the modern civil-rights era. The book gives particular attention to how court decisions interacted with activism and political change.
Does Klarman treat Brown v. Board of Education as the sole cause of civil-rights progress?
No. He places Brown v. Board of Education in a wider story involving Black activism, changing public opinion, federal politics, and resistance to desegregation. The 1954 decision is important, but it is not presented as an isolated explanation.
What other period does Michael Klarman study?
Klarman also studies the framing and ratification of the United States Constitution. His work therefore spans both the founding era and the twentieth-century struggle over racial equality.
explore Explore More
Similar to Michael Klarman
See all arrow_forward
Reviews & Comments
Write a Review
Be the first to review
Share your thoughts with the community and help others make better decisions.
