There when we needed him : Wiley Austin Branton, civil rights warrior / Judith Kilpatrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kilpatrick, Judith, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American lawyers--Arkansas--Biography.

African American lawyers.

Civil rights movements--Arkansas--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-1988.

Branton, Wiley Austin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>Judith Kilpatrick is a professor and associate dean at the University of Arkansas School of Law. She has written several articles about Wiley Austin Branton. There When We Needed Him is her first book.</div>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Character-Building; 2. Racism during World War II; 3. Citizen Activist; 4. Desegregating the University of Arkansas School of Law; 5. Arkansas Practice; 6. The Little Rock "Crisis"; 7. Little Rock Continued; 8. The Voter Education Project; 9. Burrowing from Within; 10. Last Gasp at Direct Action; 11. Private Practice Again; 12. Dean at Howard Law School; 13. Sidley & Austin; Epilogue; Notes ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-210) and index.

ISBN:

1-61075-422-0

OCLC:

608204456