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The passion of my times : an advocate's fifty-year journey in the civil rights movement / William L. Taylor.

Title: The passion of my times : an advocate's fifty-year journey in the civil rights movement / William L. Taylor.
Author: Taylor, William L., 1931-
Publication: New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2004.

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Description

xvii, 251 p., [ 8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"In 1954, William L. Taylor, a recent Yale Law School graduate, joined Thurgood Marshall's NAACP Legal Defense Fund, where he would later write the victorious 1958 Supreme Court brief that forced Little Rock, Arkansas schools to desegregate. In this historic book, Taylor recalls the triumphs, setbacks, and ongoing challenges in the battle for civil rights from his own unique and influential perspective. From the tireless struggle to enforce the desegregation of public schools to recent victories protecting the interests of minority schoolchildren in St. Louis, Taylor has influenced policymakers across the political spectrum. He has written landmark pieces of legislation, lobbied them through Congress, and developed strategies that have led to significant social change. In this inspiring insider's account, Taylor discusses civil rights policy over the decades, while also chronicling his encounters with presidents, other legislators, his work with civil rights leaders, and his friendships with the people he has met in the movement. The civil rights movement has been the passion of our times since Brown v. Board of Education. The Passion of My Times is a significant contribution to the literature of the movement and one that promises to energize a new generation of activists"--Publisher description.

Uniform Title

Sixties--primary documents and personal narratives, 1960-1974

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies
History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical referencs (p. 233-235) and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

A white guy like me -- In your case I'll make an exception -- Working for Thurgood and Bob -- A little democracy -- The road to Mississippi, 1963-65 -- Triumph and despair -- New beginnings -- Fighting back in the '80s -- Fighting back in the '80s: part II -- The Thomas nomination -- Back to schools -- Beachheads.

ISBN

0786714247

OCLC

56635623
SCSB-10375623

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library