Chapter 1: A Revolutionary’s Attitude
Chapter 2: Affirmative Programs Must Be Initiated
Chapter 3: Diversity Arrives
Chapter 4: Summer of ‘68
Chapter 5: A Rising Tide
Chapter 6: Continued Expansion
Chapter 7: Battle Lines
Chapter 8: In the Shadow of Bakke
Chapter 9: End of an Era
Miguel Espinoza is an attorney living in Los Angeles.
Access to education remains one of the great equalizers in America
today. But for too many Americans— especially those from low-income
communities of color— our nation's colleges and universities remain
out of reach. This book tells the story of UCLA's pioneering effort
to break down the barriers to higher education through one of the
largest and most successful affirmative action programs ever
created. As the fight for educational equality continues today,
this book provides powerful evidence that affirmative action works,
and serves as an important reminder of our obligation to ensure the
doors of opportunity remain open to all.
*Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa*
In this well-written and exhaustively researched book, Espinoza
skillfully tells the story of race-conscious admissions at the UCLA
School of Law from 1966 to 1978. This period reflects the inception
of the law school’s affirmative action program, which came to be
known as the Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP), and the
changes that took place to LEOP after the U.S. Supreme Court set
forth the parameters of race-conscious admissions in Bakke v.
Regents of the University of California (1978). This book is a
must-read for anyone interested race and educational access in
higher education.
*Philip Lee, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law*
In the 1960s, colleges and universities realized that prohibiting
discrimination was not enough; affirmative action was essential for
diversity. Miguel Espinoza has written a terrific book about the
fight to create affirmative action programs in one
institution: UCLA Law School. Espinoza’s account is
beautifully written and compelling. Anyone interested in the
affirmative action debate today — and that should be all of us —
would benefit greatly from reading this book.
*Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished
Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law*
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