Rodrigo's eleventh chronicle: Empathy and false empathy

California Law Review

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-

  Delgado, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/3480903     Document Type: Review

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1. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
2. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
3. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
4. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
5. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
6. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
7. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
8. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
9. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
10. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
11. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Chronicle, 101 YALE L.J. 1357 (1992) (review essay), [hereinafter Delgado, Chronicle], introducing Rodrigo Crenshaw, my fictional alter ego and the half-brother of famed civil rights lawyer Geneva Crenshaw. See DERRICK BELL, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED: THE ELUSIVE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (1987) (on Geneva). The son of an African American serviceman and an Italian mother, Rodrigo moved to Italy when his father was assigned to a U.S. outpost there. After he graduated from the base high school, Rodrigo attended Bologna University where he earned a law degree and graduated second in his class. Rodrigo's Chronicle opens when the young law graduate seeks out "the professor" (his fictional mentor and intellectual foil) for career advice. Despite their age difference, the two become good friends, discussing in a series of meetings over the following two years nationalism and Critical Race Theory (Delgado, Chronicle, supra); the economic free market and race ( Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Second Chronicle: The Economics and Politics of Race, 91 MICH. L. REV. 1183 (1993) (book review) [hereinafter Delgado, Second Chronicle]); love and civil rights ( Rodrigo's Third Chronicle: Care, Competition, and the Redemptive Tragedy of Race, 81 CALIF. L. REV. 387 (1993) (review dialogue) [hereinafter Delgado, Third Chronicle]); legal rules and culture (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fourth Chronicle: Neutrality and Stasis in Antidiscrimination Law, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1133 (1993) (review essay) [hereinafter Delgado, Fourth Chronicle]); the neorepublican revival (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Fifth Chronicle: Civitas, Civil Wrongs, and the Politics of Denial, 45 STAN. L. REV. 1581 (1993)); the relation of black men and black women (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Sixth Chronicle: Intersections, Essences, and the Dilemma of Social Reform, 68 N.Y.U. L. REV. 639 (1993) [hereinafter Delgado, Sixth Chronicle]); the theory of the state (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Seventh Chronicle: Race, Democracy, and the State, 41 UCLA L. REV. 721 (1994)); black and white crime (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears - On the Social Construction of Threat, 80 VA. L. REV. 503 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Eighth Chronicle]); pragmatism and civil rights (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Ninth Chronicle: Race, Legal Instrumentalism, and the Rule of Law, 143 U. PA. L. REV. 379 (1994) [hereinafter Delgado, Ninth Chronicle]); and merit and race (Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Tenth Chronicle: Merit and Affirmative Action, 83 GEO. L.J. 1711 (1995) [hereinafter Delgado, Tenth Chronicle]).
12. See Richard Delgado, Rodrigo's Final Chronicle: Cultural Power, the Law Reviews, and the Attack on Narrative Jurisprudence, 68 S. CAL. L. REV. 545, 574-75 (1995) (discussing Rodrigo's disappearance after his struggle to justify narrative legal discourse).