Groundwork - Charles Hamilton Houston and the Struggle for Civil Rights (Paperback, Revised)

"A classic. . . . [It] will make an extraordinary contribution to the improvement of race relations and the understanding of race and the American legal process."-Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., from the Foreword Charles Hamilton Houston (1895-1950) left an indelible mark on American law and society. A brilliant lawyer and educator, he laid much of the legal foundation for the landmark civil rights decisions of the 1950s and 1960s. Many of the lawyers who won the greatest advances for civil rights in the courts, Justice Thurgood Marshall among them, were trained by Houston in his capacity as dean of the Howard University Law School. Politically Houston realized that blacks needed to develop their racial identity and also to recognize the class dimension inherent in their struggle for full civil rights as Americans. Genna Rae McNeil is thorough and passionate in her treatment of Houston, evoking a rich family tradition as well as the courage, genius, and tenacity of a man largely responsible for the acts of "simple justice" that changed the course of American life.

General

Imprint:	University of PennsylvaniaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1984
First published:	1983
Authors:	Genna Rae McNeil
Contributors:	A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	344
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-8122-1179-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General
LSN:	0-8122-1179-0
Barcode:	9780812211795

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