Root and branch
Subtitle: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the struggle to end segregation
By: Rawn James, Jr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781596916067
Subjects: Marshall, Thurgood, -- 1908-1993; Houston, Charles Hamilton, -- 1895-1950; African American judges -- United States -- Biography; African American law teachers -- United States -- Biography; Segregation -- United States -- History; Race discrimination -- United States -- History
Genres: Biography
Description: "The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education is widely considered the milestone victory of the civil rights movement, but it was only the culmination of a decades-long legal campaign, brilliantly and relentlessly waged. 'Root and Branch' is the epic story of the two fiercely dedicated lawyers who led that fight, from county courthouses to the marble halls of the Supreme Court"--Page 2 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Southern justice on trial; title: Ambitious, successful, hopeful dreams; title: No tea for the feeble; title: The social engineers; title: South journey children; title: The law offices of Thurgood Marshall, Esq.; title: Murray v. the University of Maryland; title: Don't shout too soon; title: Special counsel and assistant counsel; title: On the cusp in Kansas City; title: An outside man; title: Hope looms; title: Marshall at the helm; title: Greenwich railroad bones; title: War home and abroad; title: Supreme broken covenant; title: Peace of mind; title: Root and branch.