Champion of civil rights
Friedman, Joel Wm. 1951-
Champion of civil rights Judge John Minor Wisdom / [electronic resource] : Joel William Friedman. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2009. - xii, 401 p. - Southern biography series . - Southern biography series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Wisdom, John Minor, 1905-1999.
United States. Circuit Court (5th Circuit)
Judges--United States--Biography.
Civil rights--History.--United States
Electronic books.
KF373.W516 / F75 2009eb
347.73/14092 B
Champion of civil rights Judge John Minor Wisdom / [electronic resource] : Joel William Friedman. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2009. - xii, 401 p. - Southern biography series . - Southern biography series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Wisdom, John Minor, 1905-1999.
United States. Circuit Court (5th Circuit)
Judges--United States--Biography.
Civil rights--History.--United States
Electronic books.
KF373.W516 / F75 2009eb
347.73/14092 B