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| Preface | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Underestimated and Misperceived | p. 1 |
| Of Creole Heritage | p. 4 |
| Educating Alex | p. 17 |
| Southern Exodus | p. 24 |
| Preparing for a Legal Career | p. 34 |
| Return to New Orleans | p. 54 |
| Meeting Lucille | p. 66 |
| Growing Community Involvement | p. 80 |
| The War Years | p. 92 |
| NAACP Lawyer | p. 101 |
| Law and Fatherhood | p. 117 |
| ôSeparate but Equalö Strengthened in the Face of Desegregation | p. 127 |
| Desegregation of Primary and Secondary Schools | p. 150 |
| The Politician | p. 161 |
| Desegregation Battles after Brown | p. 182 |
| Enforcing Brown's Mandate in New Orleans Grade Schools | p. 195 |
| Catholics and Desegregation | p. 212 |
| More to the Desegregation Mandate | p. 218 |
| Reconstructing Public Education | p. 229 |
| More Direct Action | p. 238 |
| Courts Are the Way | p. 249 |
| Race against Time | p. 257 |
| Notes | p. 265 |
| Index | p. 285 |
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