Dawn of Desegregation : J. A. de Laine and Briggs V. Elliott.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (228 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1 Before -- 1. Briars of Discrimination -- 2. Spokesman for the Disenfranchised -- 3. The Challenge -- PART 2 Quest for Equality, 1947-1951 -- 4. Ups and Downs -- 5. Transition -- 6. June 8 -- 7. Across the Rubicon -- 8. An Offer That Was Refused -- 9. Warnings -- 10. Showdown on Main -- 11. A Not-So-Merry Christmas -- PART 3 Outcomes, 1951-1955 -- 12. Liar, Liar -- 13. Moving On -- 14. Federal District Court -- 15. Verdicts -- PART 4 After 1955 -- 16. New Evil -- 17. Armageddon -- Epilogue -- Notes and Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Those interested in justice, human rights, and leadership, as well as in the civil rights movement and South Carolina social history, will be fascinated by this inspiring tale of how one man's unassailable moral character, raw courage, and steely fortitude inspired a group of humble people to become instruments of change and set in motion a corrective force that revolutionized the laws and social practices of a nation.
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Briggs, Harry,--1986-Trials, litigation, etc. Elliott, R. W.-Trials, litigation, etc. De Laine, Joseph A.-(Joseph Armstrong),-1898-1974. Segregation in education-Law and legislation-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century. African Americans-Civil rights-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century. Civil rights movements-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century. African American clergy-South Carolina-Clarendon County-Biography. African American civil rights workers-South Carolina-Clarendon County-Biography.