{"product_id":"their-accomplices-wore-robes-how-the-supreme-court-chained-black-america-to-the-bottom-of-a-racial-caste-system-hardcover","title":"Their Accomplices Wore Robes: How the Supreme Court Chained Black America to the Bottom of a Racial Caste System - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrando Simeo Starkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magisterial new history of the role of the Supreme Court as an ally in implementing and preserving a racial caste system in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheir Accomplices Wore Robes\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers from the Civil War era to the present and describes how the Supreme Court--even more than the presidency or Congress--aligned with the enemies of Black progress to undermine the promise of the Constitution's Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Reconstruction Amendments--which sought to abolish slavery, establish equal protection under the law, and protect voting rights--converted the Constitution into a potent anti-caste document. But in the years since, the Supreme Court has refused to allow the amendments to fulfill that promise. Time and again, when petitioned to make the nation's founding conceit--that all men are created equal--real for Black Americans, the nine black robes have chosen white supremacy over racial fairness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheir Accomplices Wore Robes\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life dozens of cases and their rich casts of characters--petitioners, attorneys, justices--to explain how America arrived at this point and how society might arrive somewhere better, even as today's federal courts lurch rightward. In this groundbreaking grand history, Brando Simeo Starkey reveals a troubling and dark aspect of American history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRANDO SIMEO STARKEY is a writer and scholar. A graduate of Harvard Law School and a member of the New York Bar, he taught law at Villanova Law School and wrote for several years for ESPN's The Undefeated (now Andscape). Born and raised in Cincinnati, he lives in Southern California with his wife and two sons. He will launch a newsletter, The Braveverse, about law, politics, and freedom from caste, at the TheBraveverse.com, in January 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.05 x 9.47 x 6.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979102322989,"sku":"9780385547383","price":34.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/t83uJiK_Qf9780385547383.webp?v=1775818995","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/their-accomplices-wore-robes-how-the-supreme-court-chained-black-america-to-the-bottom-of-a-racial-caste-system-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}