"Charles
Ogletree possesses one of the most brilliant legal minds in American
culture, and here he bridges the ivory tower academy and the messy world
in a rare and unique manner. Don’t miss this book." Cornel West, author of Race Matters
"A
great teacher is one who seizes on every great teaching moment to
explain and educate. Charles Ogletree is such a teacher. He has seized
on the very public arrest of Professor Henry Louis ‘Skip’ Gates to teach
Americans important lessons about the Constitution, the continuing
relevance of race in America, and the ease with which an incident can
escalate into a major event. Ogletree was there, knows all the
participants, and has written a brilliant book from which all Americans
can learn. Alan Dershowitz, author of The Trials of Zion
Charles Ogletree is the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard Law
School and the founding and executive director of the Charles Hamilton
Houston Institute for Race Justice at the law school. He is the author
of four books on race and the law, including the critically acclaimed
All Deliberate Speed, and has received numerous awards and honors,
including being named one the 100+ Most Influential Black Americans by
Ebonymagazine. In the immediate aftermath of the Crowley-Gates
incident, Ogletree acted as counsel to Professor Gates and continues to
be special counsel to President Obama and advisor on police behavior to
Harvard University and the City of Cambridge.
Charles Ogletree is the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard Law
School and the founding and executive director of the Charles Hamilton
Houston Institute for Race Justice at the law school. He is the author
of four books on race and the law, including the critically acclaimed
All Deliberate Speed, and has received numerous awards and honors,
including being named one the 100+ Most Influential Black Americans by
Ebony magazine. In the immediate aftermath of the Crowley-Gates
incident, Ogletree acted as counsel to Professor Gates and continues to
be special counsel to President Obama and advisor on police behavior to
Harvard University and the City of Cambridge.
