ACS New York: Book Talk with Michelle Adams, Author of "The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North

Join the ACS New York Chapter for an enlightening book talk of with esteemed legal scholar Michelle Adams, author of The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North, a definitive history of the landmark Milliken v. Bradley Supreme Court case. Adams examines how the 1974 decision effectively ended school desegregation efforts in the North, shaping racial and educational inequalities that persist today. In conversation with award-winning author Aaron Robertson, Adams delves into the legal, cultural, and political legacies of this pivotal case.

Featuring:

Michelle Adams

Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan and former codirector of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. Adams served on the Biden administration’s Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court and has contributed to The New Yorker, The Yale Law Journal, and more. She is the author of The Containment and an expert commentator on civil rights and constitutional law.

Aaron Robertson

Award-winning author of The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America. Robertson is a writer, editor, and translator whose work has been recognized by The New York Times, TIME, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Register here: CBH Talk | The Battle for School Integration in the North | Brooklyn Public Library