An edition of Champion of civil rights: Judge John Minor Wisdom (2009)

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Judge John Minor Wisdom

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Louisiana State University Press
Language
English
Pages
401

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Subjects
Biography, Civil rights, History, Judges, United States, United States. Circuit Court (5th Circuit), Judges, biography, Civil rights, united states
People
John Minor Wisdom (1905-1999)
Places
United States

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Table of Contents

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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Includes index.

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Baton Rouge
Series
Southern biography series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
347.73/14092, B
Library of Congress
KF373.W516 F75 2009, KF373.W516F75 2009

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p. cm.
Number of pages
401

ID Numbers

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OL16798402M
ISBN 13
9780807133842
LCCN
2008017155
OCLC/WorldCat
221151602

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