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Fair ways : how six black golfers won civil rights in Beaumont, Texas / Robert J. Robertson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, Robert J.
- Series:
- Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 103.
- Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 103
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American golfers--Civil rights--Texas--Beaumont--History--20th century.
- African American golfers.
- Discrimination in sports--Law and legislation--Texas--Beaumont--History--20th century.
- Discrimination in sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (261 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Fairways
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The case of these six golfers who fought for the right to play their city's golf course set a nationwide precedent for desegregation of public facilities. Robertson chronicles the stories of the golfers, their lawyers, and the conservative judge just appointed by President Eisenhower, providing a vivid picture of racial segregation and the forces that brought about its end.
- Contents:
- Beaumont, Texas, 1955
- Black Beaumont
- Joe Doakes in Beaumont
- White golf, black golf
- Crusading lawyers
- Lawyer Lamar Cecil
- Republican Lamar Cecil
- Judge Lamar Cecil.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-221) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-05269-X
- 1-60344-610-9
- OCLC:
- 824698596
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