Crusading liberal
Subtitle: Paul H. Douglas of Illinois
By: Roger Biles.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: DeKalb, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Douglas, Paul Howard, 1892-; United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.; African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 20th century.; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "A lifelong crusader for society's powerless, Senator Paul Douglas championed reform and helped to bring civil rights issues to the forefront of mid-twentieth-century American politics. During his eighteen years in the U.S. Senate, his advocacy of liberal causes brought him national recognition. In the eyes of many, Douglas embodied the very ideals of the "Great Society."".

"Covering the full span of Douglas's life - from his youth and early work at Hull House In Chicago to his leadership in the Senate - Crusading Liberal illuminates the life and times of the man Martin Luther King, Jr., called "the greatest of all senators.""--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-252) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 Professor and Social Activist 3; title: 2 Into the Political Arena 30; title: 3 Precocious Freshman Senator 54; title: 4 Politics in the Age of McCarthy 89; title: 5 The Civil Rights Movement in the Senate 109; title: 6 Undaunted Crusader for Civil Rights 128; title: 7 Senator with Ideas 152; title: 8 On Behalf of the Great Society 170; title: 9 After the Senate 200; title: 10 Liberal Crusades 212.