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Author:

Payne, Darwin.

Title:

Quest for justice : Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the struggle for equal rights in Texas / Darwin Payne ; foreword by W. Marvin Dulaney ; afterword by Amilcar Shabazz.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Southern Methodist University Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xiv, 273 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Bedford, Louis A.
Judges--Texas--Biography.
African American judges--Texas--Biography.
Lawyers--Dallas--Dallas--Biography.
African American lawyers--Dallas--Dallas--Biography.
African Americans--Civil rights--Texas.
Civil rights movements--Texas--History--20th century.
Practice of law--Dallas--Dallas--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and index.

Contents:

Constricted horizons -- Prairie View and beyond -- A Texan in Brooklyn -- A timorous beginning -- Turning the corner -- Entering the ranks -- A burst of energy -- A time for reflection -- "The shoulders we stand on: Black professionals and the transformation of U.S. society" / Amilcar Shabazz.

ISBN:

0870745522 (alk. paper)
9780870745522 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)277201389

LCCN:

2008055253

Locations:

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)