Champion of Civil Rights - Judge John Minor Wisdom

Klappentext One of the least publicly recognized heroes of the civil rights movement in the United States! John Minor Wisdom served as a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1957 until his death in 1999 and wrote many of the landmark decisions instrumental in desegregating the American South. In this revealing biography! law professor Joel William Friedman explores Judge Wisdom's substantial legal contributions and political work at a critical time in the history of the South. Zusammenfassung One of the least publicly recognised heroes of the civil rights, John Minor Wisdom served as a member of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and wrote many of the landmark decisions instrumental in desegregating the American South. In this biography, Joel William Friedman explores Judge Wisdom's legal contributions and political work.

Product details

• Authors: Joel William Friedman
• Publisher: Louisiana state univ pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2009
• EAN: 9780807133842
• ISBN: 978-0-8071-3384-2
• No. of pages: 401
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Southern Biography (Hardcover); Southern Biography (Hardcover); Southern Biography; Southern Biography Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries