One of the most invitingly personal, even vulnerable, books I've
read...Williams has a knack for keeping you just a bit off
balance...Her readings invigorate familiar controversies: If you
thought there was nothing new to be said about Howard Beach or
Eleanor Bumpurs, Tawana Brawley or Baby M., read Williams on them.
But some of the most magical turns of argument flow from far less
public events...The law needs a brain...and, even more, a heart and
some courage. Certificates won't help. This book just might.--Henry
Louis Gates, Jr. "The Nation "
This is a work where style and substance are deeply
connected...Writers of feminist jurisprudence first pushed the door
open wide some fifteen years ago, and many scholars of color have
walked through. Williams
Williams melds sophisticated legal scholarship, memoir and allegory
into a rich melange that will change perceptions about the
substance and spirit of black women...At a time when the nation is
wrestling with political correctness or wrongness...Williams'
candor about the law and her life is refreshing..."The Alchemy of
Race and Rights" brings jurisprudence to the people while leaving
no doubt that the author is among the finest legal talents among
us.--Evelyn C. White "San Francisco Chronicle "
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