(John W. Walker) He was the dominate personality in a half-century of civil right litigation in his native state. (School Desegregation) He was best known for his quest to achive equal educational oportunity for all, especially the children of color. He was best known for his quest to achive equal educational oportunity for all, especially the children of color. (Re-segregation) How successful his efforts, and how profound his fustrations? (A Distant Canaan?) The life and times of another man who believed in a place called Hope.