Unlikely heroes

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Bass's unlikely heroes are the federal judges -- primarily those on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals -- who vigorously and skillfully implemented Brown v. Board of Education in six southern states. The rich profiles show the character of the men who gave up prosperous lives, popularity, and friends to see that the constitutional rights of all citizens were protected.

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Full title :Unlikely heroes / Jack Bass.

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Publication Date:©1990

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Publisher(s):University of Alabama Press
Place of Publication:Tuscaloosa
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1990

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Description:352 pages ; : 22 cm

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ISBN:0817304916, 9780817304911
oclc:ocm20930261
LC Classification:KF8752 5th
Dewey Decimal:342.73/085/0975

Famous last words -- The four -- the leader and the scholar -- Montgomery -- Reprisal -- Ben Cameron and States' rights -- Gomillion v. Lightfoot -- Skelly Wright and New Orleans -- The pursuit of justice -- Crisis in Mississippi -- Birmingham, 1963 -- Picking up speed -- Cameron's assault -- The governor wins -- The wall tumbles -- By a jury of one's peers -- The lawyers -- No more "Deliberate Speed" -- Conclusion and epilogue.