When I teach Constitutional Law I like to bring up the contribution of the NAACP to the expansion and preservation of liberty in America. Whenever, white racists tried to relegate blacks to the back of the bus or intimidate blacks to remain silent it was the NAACP that fought back for human dignity and free speech. The NAACP won battle after battle for blacks in America and stood as a force against the oppression of Government. Members of the NAACP spoke up loudly when blacks were accused of rape and few educated people challenged their motives or good intentions. Now, sadly, I must teach my classes that the NAACP apparently engages in a double standard when it comes to white people who are accused of rape and who might be the victims of an oppressive government.

The NAACP, which has ridiculed the legitimacy of gag orders when it came to blacks accused of crimes, is now spearheading a move to slap a gag order on the defense in the Duke Lacrosse rape case. Lets first recall that it was the prosecution in this case, not the defense, which interjected this case into a political campaign; and now the NAACP would seek to deny the defendants their ability to respond to the shameless tactics of the prosecution. Prosecutors have a duty to advance justice and the NAACP has fought for justice for many decades. In Durham North Carolina it is apparent, at least to me, that justice as advanced by the District Attorney and the NAACP does not pertain for those with white pigmentation. I am certain this is not the America the Rev. Martin Luther King envisioned in his dream.