02378nam a2200373 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003900112040002100151035002100172043001200193050002700205082002400232100004700256245010500303260006100408300001600469490003000485504005100515505090200566533015201468600003601620610004801656650003801704650004201742655002901784710001701813830003101830856012601861999001701987ebr10271941CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||080414s2009    lau     sb   s001 0beng    z  2008017155  z9780807133842 (cloth : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)646791053  an-us---14aKF373.W516bF75 2009eb04a347.73/14092aB2221 aFriedman, Joel Wm.q(Joel William),d1951-10aChampion of civil rightsh[electronic resource] :bJudge John Minor Wisdom /cJoel William Friedman.  aBaton Rouge :bLouisiana State University Press,cc2009.  axii, 401 p.1 aSouthern biography series  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aA privileged son of the South -- From birth to Bonnie to the branch, 1905-1946 -- At the bar, 1948-1953 -- Battling the bosses : creating a two-party system in Louisiana -- The 1952 convention : victories for Eisenhower and a two-party system in Louisiana -- Assuming the bench : nomination and confirmation -- The Fifth Circuit's emerging intellectual leader, 1957-1966 -- Showdown in Mississippi : standing up for James Meredith and to Ross Barnett -- The first step in desegregating the South : enforcing Brown's mandate in Louisiana -- Implementing Brown throughout the nation -- Internal discord threatens the court -- Honoring the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment : the voting rights cases -- A vigilant steward of fairness -- The civil rights struggles of the 1970s and 1980s : equal opportunity in employment -- The unsuccessful campaign to save the Fifth Circuit -- Honoring the legacy.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aWisdom, John Minor,d1905-1999.10aUnited States.bCircuit Court (5th Circuit) 0aJudgeszUnited StatesvBiography. 0aCivil rightszUnited StatesxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aSouthern biography series.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10271941zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c22895d22895