Canton, David A.

Raymond Pace Alexander A New Negro Lawyer Fights for Civil Rights in Philadelphia / [Recurso electrónico] : David A. Canton. - Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, 2010. - 1 online resource (xx, 238 p., [8] p. of plates :) ill., ; - Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies . - Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies. Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index.

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.

Libro Electrónico

9781604734263 1604734264




Alexander, Raymond Pace, 1898-1974.


Civil rights--History--Pennsylvania--20th century.
African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
African American lawyers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.


Electronic books.

KF373.A385 / C36 2010

340.092 B