Father, Son, and Constitution : How Justice Tom Clark and Attorney General Ramsey Clark Shaped American Democracy /

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A dual career biography of Tom and Ramsey Clark and their profound impact on American law and society. For nearly three quarters of a century, they influenced presidents, policies, and legal rulings, during careers that tracked closely with some of the most significant and controversial episodes in...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Wohl, Alexander (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Clark, Tom C. > (Tom Campbell), > 1899-1977.
Clark, Ramsey, > 1927-2021
Clark, Ramsey, > 1927-2021.
Constitutional history.
Civil rights.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis > 20e siecle.
Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Constitutional history > United States > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Beginnings
  • Finding justice
  • The Japanese interment
  • Friends in high places
  • Rising to the top : becoming Attorney General
  • Attorney General Clark, President Truman, and the push for civil rights
  • Cold war Attorney General
  • The Vinson court
  • Evolving justice : the Warren Court
  • Ramsey's rise
  • Ramsey Clark and the civil rights revolution
  • Assuming the mantle, fulfilling the dream
  • Violence in the nation, justice in the courts
  • Attorney General Ramsey Clark
  • Civil rights, uncivil disorders
  • Next steps and continuing battles
  • The Clarks as a reflection of America's conflicting views on law and justice.

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