Julius Chambers : a life in the legal struggle for civil rights /

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Born in Mount Gilead, North Carolina, Julius Chambers (1936-2013) escaped the fetters of the Jim Crow South to emerge in the 1960s and 1970s as the US's leading African American civil rights attorney. In this biography, Richard A. Rosen and Joseph Mosnier connect the details of Chambers's...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Rosen, Richard A., 1947- (Autor), Mosnier, Joseph (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Temas:
Chambers, Julius L. > (Julius LeVonne), > 1936-2013.
Chambers, Julius L. > (Julius LeVonne), > 1936-2013
1900-1999
Civil rights lawyers > North Carolina > Biography.
African American lawyers > North Carolina > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > North Carolina > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Avocats des droits de l'homme > Caroline du Nord > Biographies.
Avocats noirs américains > Caroline du Nord > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Droits > Caroline du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
African American lawyers
African Americans > Civil rights
Civil rights lawyers
Civil rights movements
North Carolina
Southern States
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Child of the Jim Crow South
  • Julius Chambers emerges
  • Julius Chambers in New York
  • Launching the North Carolina campaign, 1964-1965
  • Changing Charlotte
  • Fighting the uneven battle: the YMCA cases and Wooten v. Moore
  • Creating LDF South
  • Taking charge in North Carolina
  • School desegregation and the Swann case
  • Opening up the workplace: the Title VII campaign
  • Taking on the struggle: the Chambers firm in the criminal courts
  • Securing the foundation
  • Epilogue: an enduring legacy.

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