TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gona,Ophelia De Laine
TI  - Dawn of Desegregation: J. A. de Laine and Briggs V. Elliott
SN  - 9781611171747
AV  - KF228.B75 G66 2011 
U1  - 344.73/07980975781 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of South Carolina Press
KW  - Briggs, Harry,--1986-Trials, litigation, etc
KW  - Elliott, R. W.-Trials, litigation, etc
KW  - De Laine, Joseph A.-(Joseph Armstrong),-1898-1974
KW  - Segregation in education-Law and legislation-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century
KW  - African Americans-Civil rights-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century
KW  - Civil rights movements-South Carolina-Clarendon County-History-20th century
KW  - African American clergy-South Carolina-Clarendon County-Biography
KW  - African American civil rights workers-South Carolina-Clarendon County-Biography
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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