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020 _z9780807133842 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10271941
035 _a(OCoLC)646791053
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100 1 _aFriedman, Joel Wm.
_q(Joel William),
_d1951-
245 1 0 _aChampion of civil rights
_h[electronic resource] :
_bJudge John Minor Wisdom /
_cJoel William Friedman.
260 _aBaton Rouge :
_bLouisiana State University Press,
_cc2009.
300 _axii, 401 p.
490 1 _aSouthern biography series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aA 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 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
600 1 0 _aWisdom, John Minor,
_d1905-1999.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bCircuit Court (5th Circuit)
650 0 _aJudges
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aCivil rights
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
830 0 _aSouthern biography series.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10271941
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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