03685nam 2200817 a 450 991077898310332120200520144314.01-283-21128-997866132112860-8122-0083-70-585-17214-510.9783/9780812200836(CKB)111004368587828(EBL)3441501(SSID)ssj0000165892(PQKBManifestationID)11924535(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165892(PQKBWorkID)10162120(PQKB)10852501(OCoLC)794702268(MdBmJHUP)muse3145(DE-B1597)448931(OCoLC)979778564(DE-B1597)9780812200836(Au-PeEL)EBL3441501(CaPaEBR)ebr10491958(CaONFJC)MIL321128(OCoLC)748533343(MiAaPQ)EBC3441501(EXLCZ)9911100436858782819821230d1983 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGroundwork[electronic resource] Charles Hamilton Houston and the struggle for civil rights /Genna Rae McNeilPhiladelphia University of Pennsylvania Press19831 online resource (344 p.)Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago.0-8122-1179-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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."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 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.African American lawyersBiographyCivil rights workersUnited StatesBiographyConstitutional historyUnited StatesAfrican Studies.African-American Studies.American History.American Studies.Autobiography.Biography.Human Rights.Law.African American lawyersCivil rights workersConstitutional history342.73/0873/0924B347.3028730924BMcNeil Genna Rae1584961Higginbotham Jr., A. Leon1584962MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778983103321Groundwork3869128UNINA