Justice You Shall Pursue
Jewish Lawyers Against Jim Crow
$199.75
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2027
Summary
The civil rights movement transformed the American South in the 1960s, reshaping the region—and with it, the nation—into a more visibly democratic society. Yet the odds of dismantling legally enforced racial segregation were extraordinarily long. Among those who helped to shorten them were outside attorneys who came to the aid of activists on the ground. Northern lawyers freed protesters from jail, preserving their ability to continue the struggle, and carried civil rights cases to the highes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496865090 |
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| ISBN-10: | 149686509X |
| Author: | Stephen J. Whitfield |
| Publisher: | University Press of Mississippi |
| Imprint: | University Press of Mississippi |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 235mm |
Critics Review
“An invaluable resource for reinterpreting the roots of the success of the civil rights movement, elevating the role of legal battles and the courts. Readers will be captivated by Whitfield’s engaging style that leads to a better understanding of a remarkable period of American history when two unlikely groups joined forces to reshape the country. The book casts a sharp eye on a proud moment in American history that echoes up to today.” - Jonathan Kaufman, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of Broken Alliance: The Turbulent Times Between Blacks and Jews in America
“This is an original, intellectually rich, and engagingly written volume that fills an important gap and expands our understanding of both the civil rights movement and the cultural history of American law. The book’s value lies not only in recovering forgotten figures, but also in explaining what they reveal about law, race, identity, and American liberalism in the twentieth century.” - Dan J. Puckett, professor of history at Troy University and author of In the Shadow of Hitler: Alabama’s Jews, the Second World War, and the Holocaust
Stephen J. Whitfield
Stephen J. Whitfield is professor emeritus of American studies at Brandeis University, where he won two awards for excellence in teaching. He is the author of:
- A Death in the Delta: The Story of Emmett Till
- The Culture of the Cold War
- In Search of American Jewish Culture
He also edited A Companion to 20th-Century America.
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