Elbert Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of the Civil Rights Revolution (Studies in the Legal History of the South Ser.)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (795 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820347450 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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He had cofounded a prestigious law firm, earned a Purple Heart in the battle for Okinawa in World War II, and led Republican Party efforts in the early 1950s to establish a viable presence in the South. Board of Education had been decided but little had changed for black southerners. Moreover, without the leadership of Elbert Tuttle and the moral authority he commanded, the courts of the Fifth Circuit might not have met the challenge.. In landmark cases relating to voter registration, school desegregation, access to public transportation, and other basic civil liberties, Tuttle’s determination to render justice and his swift, decisive rulings neutralized the delaying tactics of diehard segregationistsincluding voter r
Board, Elbert Tuttle led the federal judiciary's enforcement of that ruling throughout the Deep South. Elbert Tuttle, raised in Hawaii and educated in New York, led a remarkable life long before being appointed to the bench. Anne Emanuel leaves no doubt of this in her biography. Anne Emanuel has written a thrilling portrait of this man of conscience and courage. (Nina Totenberg NPR)Throughout the biography, Emanuel produces nugget after nugget of Tuttle's rich, full life. In her thorough and engaging biography of Tuttle, Georgia State University law professor Anne Emanuel has documented Tuttle's extraordinary life. (Justice John Paul Stevens) . (Claude Sitton New York Times correspondent and national editor, 1958-1968)The role of federal judges in the civil rights movement has been studied thorou
ckerry said How one man made a difference. As a former Tuttle clerk, like the author, i was familiar with Elbert Tuttle and his story. Anne Emmanuel has told it fluidly and thoroughly. Parts have been told before -- most notably in Unlikely Heroes by Jack Bass -- but Emmanuel fills in the entire story of this singular contribution to American history with full access to the Tuttle papers and people whose lives were touched by Elbert Tuttle.She makes no pretense of balance. But it is hard to find fault with this admirable man, and his court acted at a time when the imperatives of American democracy were clear and con. An extraordinary tale of change This is an incredible story that blends wonderful biography with the pulsing history of the civil rights legal revolution and the end of legal racial segregation in the South. There are many extraordinary tales in this book that gave me a truly vivid sense of this important time of change. Although the book is long, it is an easy read.. The Judge Who Changed the South Glenda Corwin This book tells the story of the federal judge who changed southern history by enforcing laws against racial segregation in the schools. The story is both inspiring and a little frightening--what if he hadn't been there, with the conscience and capability to overcome entrenched,state-supported racism? Fascinating and very readable.
ANNE EMANUEL is a professor of law emerita at Georgia State University. She clerked for Judge Tuttle during his tenure on the Fifth Circuit, practiced in a private law firm, and clerked for Chief Justice Harold Hill of the Georgia Supreme Court.