Champion of Civil Rights : Judge John Minor Wisdom /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Friedman, Joel Wm. (Joel William), 1951-
Autor Corporativo: NetLibrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wisdom, John Minor, > 1905-1999.
United States. > Circuit Court (5th Circuit)
Judges.
Civil rights.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Juges > États-Unis > Biographies.
Civil rights > United States > History.
Judges > United States > Biography.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A privileged son of the South
  • From birth to Bonnie to the branch, 1905-1946
  • At the bar, 1948-1953
  • Battling the bosses : creating a two-party system in Louisiana
  • The 1952 convention : victories for Eisenhower and a two-party system in Louisiana
  • Assuming the bench : nomination and confirmation
  • The Fifth Circuit's emerging intellectual leader, 1957-1966
  • Showdown in Mississippi : standing up for James Meredith and to Ross Barnett
  • The first step in desegregating the South : enforcing Brown's mandate in Louisiana
  • Implementing Brown throughout the nation
  • Internal discord threatens the court
  • Honoring the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment : the voting rights cases
  • A vigilant steward of fairness
  • The civil rights struggles of the 1970s and 1980s : equal opportunity in employment
  • The unsuccessful campaign to save the Fifth Circuit
  • Honoring the legacy.

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