Raymond Pace Alexander : a new Negro lawyer fights for civil rights in Philadelphia / David A. Canton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Canton, David A.

Series:

Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.

Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American lawyers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.

African American lawyers.

African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.

African Americans.

Civil rights--Pennsylvania--History--20th century.

Civil rights.

Alexander, Raymond Pace, 1898-1974.

Alexander, Raymond Pace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Raymond Pace Alexander (1897-1974) was a prominent black attorney in Philadelphia and a distinguished member of the National Bar Association, the oldest and largest association of African American lawyers and judges. A contemporary of such nationally known black attorneys as Charles Hamilton Houston, William Hastie, and Thurgood Marshall, Alexander litigated civil rights cases and became well known in Philadelphia. Yet his legacy to the civil rights struggle has received little national recognition. As a New Negro lawyer during the 1930's, Alexander worked with left-wing organizations

Contents:

The origin of a new Negro lawyer, 1898-1924

Using the left to fight for what is right : civil rights law and radicalism, 1925-1935

Making a national movement local : the civil rights struggle in Philadelphia, 1936-1948

The Cold War, northern Scottsboro, and the politics of civil rights, 1949-1953

Participating in the civil rights movement from the bench, 1954-1964

A new Negro judge in black power America, 1965-1974.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62103-655-3

1-282-57934-7

9786612579349

1-60473-426-4

OCLC:

642205572