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Author:
James, Rawn.
Title:
Root and branch : Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the struggle to end segregation / Rawn James, Jr.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Press,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
[ix], 276 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., photos ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Marshall, Thurgood,--1908-1993.
Houston, Charles Hamilton,--1895-1950.
African American judges--United States--Biography.
African American law teachers--United States--Biography.
Segregation--United States--History.
Race discrimination--United States--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Southern justice on trial -- Ambitious, successful, hopeful dreams -- No tea for the feeble -- The social engineers -- South journey children -- The law offices of Thurgood Marshall, Esq. -- Murray v. Maryland -- Don't shout too soon -- Special counsel and assistant counsel -- On the cusp in Missouri -- An outside man -- Hope looms -- Marshall at the helm -- Greenwich railroad bones -- War at home and abroad -- Supreme broken covenant -- Peace of mind -- Root and branch.
ISBN:
1596916060 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781596916067 (hbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)401149672
LCCN:
2009026497
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)
N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

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