Quest for justice
Subtitle: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the struggle for equal rights in Texas
By: Darwin Payne ; foreword by W. Marvin Dulaney ; afterword by Amilcar Shabazz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Southern Methodist University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dallas
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780870745522
Subjects: Bedford, Louis A; Judges -- Texas -- Biography; African American judges -- Texas -- Biography; Lawyers -- Texas -- Dallas -- Biography; African American lawyers -- Texas -- Dallas -- Biography; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Practice of law -- Texas -- Dallas -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Constricted horizons; title: Prairie View and beyond; title: A Texan in Brooklyn; title: A timorous beginning; title: Turning the corner; title: Entering the ranks; title: A burst of energy; title: A time for reflection; title: The shoulders we stand on: Black professionals and the transformation of U.S. society / Amilcar Shabazz.