diary of David J. Mays, 1954-1959
By: edited by James R. Sweeney.
Contributors: Sweeney, James R.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780820330259
Subjects: Mays, David John, -- 1896- -- Diaries; Lawyers -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Diaries; School integration -- Massive resistance movement -- Virginia -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Genres: Diaries.; Sources.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Brown to Brown II : May 17, 1954-May 31, 1955; title: Preparing the Gray Commission report : June 1, 1955-November 11, 1955; title: Convention campaign: November 12, 1955-January 9, 1956; title: Interposition and delay: January 10, 1956-March 4, 1956; title: Convention and aftermath: March 5, 1956-June 18, 1956; title: The rise of massive resistance: June 21, 1956-August 24, 1956; title: A very special session: August 27, 1956-October 2, 1956; title: Virginia politics and the NAACP cases: October 6, 1956-June 29, 1957; title: The courts close in: July 5, 1957-May 21, 1958; title: The Commission on Constitutional Government : June 8, 1958-September 10, 1958; title: Schools close: September 15, 1958-January 17, 1959; title: The collapse of massive resistance and its consequences: January 19, 1959-June 9, 1959.