Paul F. deLespinasse

Adrian College

Adrian, Michigan 49221

pdelespinass@adrian.edu

pdeles@proaxis.com

Copyright © 1999 by Paul F. deLespinasse

I placed this work on-line in 1999 under what was a somewhat misleading working title, “Wrong Turn: A Sympathetic Critique of the Civil Rights Movement.” The work was and is about 95% sympathetic and 5% critical, so I think the new title is much more accurate. The former title still shows up in the individual chapters.

I am going to revise this work and put it out as a Kindle book. Any comments, criticisms, or suggestions are welcome, and can be sent to me through either of the e-mail addresses above.

Appendix B is an unpublished article I wrote about 1971 while on sabbatical as a Fellow in Law and Political Science at the Harvard Law School. Since it deals with an issue that has gotten a lot of attention recently, I am adding it to the original manuscript.

Table of Contents

· Chapter 1. A Time For Reflection

· Chapter 2. Unholy Mess: Race Relations Before the Mid- twentieth Century

· Chapter 3. The Civil Rights Movement as a Force For Progress

· Chapter 4. The Civil Rights Movement Loses Its Way

· Chapter 5. Antidiscrimination Law: Backwards On The Road To Progress

· Chapter 6. Race, Law, and Economics: The Consequences of Abandoning Antidiscrimination Law

· Chapter 7. Where Do We Go From Here?

· Appendix A. A Dialogue on "Hate Crimes"

· Appendix B. Behind Every Policeman, A Fair Witness (Written in 1971)