Champion of civil rights Judge John Minor Wisdom /
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| Language: | English |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
c2009.
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| Series: | Southern biography series.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| 300 | |a xii, 401 p. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Southern biography series | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b Palo Alto, Calif. : |c ebrary, |d 2013. |n Available via World Wide Web. |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. | ||
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Champion of civil rights Judge John Minor Wisdom /