<p>Winner of the W. E. B. Du Bois Book Award of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists<br /><br />"<i>Emancipation</i> is an important and impressive work; one cannot read it without being inspired by the legal acumen, creativity, and resiliency these pioneer lawyers displayed. . . . It should be read by everyone interested in understanding the road African-Americans have traveled and the challenges that lie ahead."&mdash;From the Foreword, by Justice Thurgood Marshall</p>