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UNINA9910778983103321 |
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Autore |
McNeil Genna Rae |
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Titolo |
Groundwork [[electronic resource] ] : Charles Hamilton Houston and the struggle for civil rights / / Genna Rae McNeil |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-21128-9 |
9786613211286 |
0-8122-0083-7 |
0-585-17214-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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342.73/0873/0924 |
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347.3028730924 |
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Soggetti |
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African American lawyers |
Civil rights workers - United States |
Constitutional history - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Prologue to struggle : the formative years, 1829-1924 -- pt. 2. Developing cadres : the Howard years, 1924-1935 -- pt. 3. Struggling on diverse fronts : the national years, 1935-1950. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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 1950's and 1960's. 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 |
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