The great dissenter : the story of John Marshall Harlan, America's judicial hero
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021Copyright date: �2021Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: 609 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781501188206
- 1501188208
- 347.73/2634 B 23
- KF8745.H3 C36 2021
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BIOG | Chamberlin Free Public Library | Biography | B HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34480000582100 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [567]-571) and index.
A father's prophecy -- Journey into the heart of slavery -- Faith and the founding fathers -- Dread and Dred Scott -- The soul of Kentucky -- John vs. John -- "Knowledge is power" -- John, Robert and Benjamin -- "Do-do take care" -- Destiny -- Standing alone -- "The colonel has indeed surprised us" -- In trusts we trust -- Requiem for the gilded age -- The humblest and most powerful -- The walls of segregation -- The constitution follows the flag -- Freedom in the workplace -- "I am a innocent man" -- "Ever may his name be said in reverence" -- Self-inflicted wounds -- "A vicarious atonement" -- "Justice Harlan concurring" -- "Our basic legal creed".
"The definitive, sweeping biography of an American hero who stood against all the forces of Gilded Age America to fight for civil rights and economic freedom: Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan"--
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