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Counsel for the situation : shaping the law to realize America's promise / William T. Coleman, Jr.; with Donald T. Bliss.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coleman, William T. (William Thaddeus), 1920-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lawyers--United States--Biography.
- Lawyers.
- United States--Officials and employees--Biography.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (500 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Americans of color faced daunting barriers in the 1940s. Despite graduating first in his class at Harvard Law and clerking for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, Bill Coleman was shut out of major East Coast law firms. But as he writes, "The times, they were a'changing." He not only benefitted from that change-he helped propel it, by way of dogged determination, undeniable intellect, and stellar accomplishment. Bill Coleman has spent a lifetime opening doors and breaking down barriers. He has been an eyewitness to history; moreover, he has made history. This is his inspiring story, in hi
- Contents:
- Mr. Coleman goes to Washington
- Roots
- Making jewels out of rough diamonds
- Home sweet home
- School days
- Sibling rivalries
- College years
- Harvard law school
- War
- After the war
- Clerking for the good judge
- Justice frankfurter
- Life at the Supreme Court and in the Nation's Capitol
- From the ivory tower to the working world
- American history in black and white
- Chipping away at 'Plessy'
- The 'Brown' team
- The city of brotherly love
- Expert in relevance
- The tipping point
- Reargument, December 7, 1953
- With all deliberate speed
- Enforcing the court's order
- A lawyer's public service obligation
- Managing the Dilworth litigation department
- The 'Girard College' case
- The legacy of Houston-Hastie-Marshall
- The Nixon years
- Change in course
- Cabinet-style government
- Getting to know the department of transportation
- Making transportation policy
- The decisionmaking process
- A time of transition
- The sun also rises in the East
- Building the Washington practice
- The 'Bob Jones' case
- Supreme Court practice
- The Robert Bork hearings
- Is race still relevant?
- Opportunities for public service and private growth
- Reflecting on Republicans and race
- Counsel for the situation.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612848575
- 9781282848573
- 1282848577
- 9780815704942
- 0815704941
- OCLC:
- 672386190
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