Cover Page; THE COLOR OF THE LAW; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE COLUMBIA STORY; I RACIAL VIOLENCE; 2 THE BOTTOM AND ITS BROKERS; 3 WAR, ESTEEM, EFFICACY, AND ENTITLEMENT; 4 THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF MOBOCRACY; II RACIAL JUSTICE; 5 THE POLITICS OF POLICING; 6 GRAND (JURY) MANEUVERS AND THE POLITICS OF EXCLUSION; 7 OUTSIDERS AND THE POLITICS OF JUSTICE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; SOURCES CITED; INDEX