Root and Branch : Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation

by James, Jr., Rawn

• ISBN13: 9781596916067
• ISBN10: 1596916060
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-19
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Press

Summary

"Root and Branch" tells the epic story of the two fiercely dedicated lawyers who lead the fight from county courthouses to the marble halls of the Supreme Court, and, in the process, lay the legal foundations of the Civil Rights movement.

Author Biography

A graduate of Yale University and Duke Law School, Rawn James Jr. has been writing and practicing law in Washington, D.C., for nearly ten years. Like Houston and Marshall, he is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He lives with his wife and son a few blocks from the home where Houston raised his family.

Table of Contents

Southern Justice on Trial	p. 1
Ambitious, Successful, Hopeful Dreams	p. 16
No Tea for the Feeble	p. 30
The Social Engineers	p. 47
South Journey Children	p. 55
The Law Offices of Thurgood Marshall, Esq.	p. 59
Murray v. Maryland	p. 65
Don't Shout Too Soon	p. 79
Special Counsel and Assistant Counsel	p. 92
On the Cusp in Missouri	p. 103
An Outside Man	p. 123
Hope Looms	p. 132
Marshall at the Helm	p. 146
Greenwich Railroad Bones	p. 160
War at Home and Abroad	p. 178
Supreme Broken Covenant	p. 188
Peace of Mind	p. 199
Root and Branch	p. 217
Notes	p. 237
Index	p. 261
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