Cashin, Sheryll

When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of Loving v. Virginia ended bans on interracial marriage and remains a signature case--the first to use the words "white supremacy" to describe such racism.

Argues that the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education which brought a legal end to segregation has had little effect in reality and is instead getting worse, having a negative impact not only on African-Americans, but also middle-income whites and other groups who cannot afford the so-called American dream.