Who is Chief Justice Earl Warren from The Strange Career of Jim Crow and what is their importance?

Earl Warren was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Court handed down its decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case. In explaining the decision, Warren stated, "We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The decision of the Court was unanimous and was the beginning of the end for Jim Crow.