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VOLUME 107 JANUARY 2021 1-2
FOREWORD
Anne M. Coughlin*
Somehow we've weathered and witnessed
a nation that isn't broken
but simply unfinished'
Amanda Gorman
If a foreword were to be limited to one word, and one word only, this
foreword's one word would be joy. It is ajoy to introduce to you a diverse
group of authors and their writings on the past, present, and future of a
social justice movement that we now know must be founded on
intersectional solidarity.
The papers in this collection are blunt. Their messages are confident
and unapologetic. The authors trace our faltering progress in a century-
long struggle for legal and social justice for people of color, for women,
for LGBTQ+ folks, and for others whom white supremacy has silenced
and erased. The authors do not hesitate to call out some of their would-be
fellow travelers-including, I dare say, themselves-for failures to listen
and lift up marginalized points of view. The authors address divergent
topics and apply distinct methodologies, but, I suggest, their objectives
converge as each seeks to articulate the conditions necessary for an
intersectional understanding that produces durable alliances.
* Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law.
Read: Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman's Inaugural Poem, CNNPolitics (Jan. 20,
2021), https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/amanda-gorman-inaugural-poem-
transcript/index.html [https://perma.cc/AX6X-GU86].
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