Touched with fire : Morris B. Abram and the battle against racial and religious discrimination /

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"Morris B. Abram (1918-2000) emerged from humble origins in a rural South Georgia town to become one of the leading civil rights lawyers in the United States during the 1950s. While unmasking the Ku Klux Klan and serving as a key intermediary for the release of the Reverend Martin Luther King J...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lowe, David E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Abram, Morris B.
Lawyers > United States > Biography.
Civil rights > United States > History.
Avocats > États-Unis > Biographies.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
Civil rights
Lawyers
United States
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Timeline of Morris B. Abram's Life; Introduction; 1. Childhood; 2. Education; 3. Atlanta Lawyer; 4. Victory; 5. Jewish Imperatives; 6. Continuing the Struggle; 7. Brandeis; 8. Values; 9. New York Lawyer; 10. Transition; 11. Challenging New Definitions of Civil Rights; 12. Leadership; 13. Back to the United Nations; 14. Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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