The Great Dissenter No More: Justice Harlan, the Fourteenth Amendment, and United States v. Shipp.

The article focuses on the complex legacy of Justice John Marshall Harlan and his contributions to civil rights jurisprudence during the post-Reconstruction era. It explores how, despite his well-known dissents in pivotal cases like Plessy v. Ferguson, Harlan's approach in the United States v. Shipp case demonstrated a shift from fiery dissent to coalition-building, revealing a more nuanced role in advocating for federal protection of Black civil rights.