PrefaceIntroduction: Tuskegee, Alabama, September 9, 19631 The Ratchet Principle: Truman Sets Federal Civil Rights Policy for His Successors in Office2 Macon County and Alabama's Racial Caste System3 The School Desegregation Case Begins4 New Year, New Schools, New Law5 The Case Goes Statewide6 Aftermath: Response to the Statewide Decree7 "Watch What We Do"ConclusionNotesBibliographic EssayIndex