Answering the Call: An Autobiography of the Modern Struggle to End Racial Discrimination in America
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1620970759 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is a magnificent book that kept me enthralled and that is a reminder of how much one man can accomplish."Erwin Chemerinsky, dean and distinguished professor of law, University of California, Irvine School of Law"Jones has blazed trails, opened doors, created opportunity, destroyed myths, and made America a better place for himself and for 'the least of these, our brothers and sisters.'"Vernon E. Jones made on me when I first me him in the fall of 1946He exemplifies the highest wisdom as a judge, a lawyer, and a caring citizen."Leon Higginbotham Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Praise for Judge Nathaniel R. Judge Jones presents a story almost like a movie; you feel that you are there with him, facing the challenges and savoring th
Amazon Customer said An amazing, candid, no-holds-barred story. This is an amazing, candid, no holds barred story from a man who has literally devoted his entire life -- 80 years -- to the struggle for racial equality.It is a must read for anyone who is concerned about the racial justice issues still plaguing our nation.. Amazon Customer said son-in-law loves it.. We gave this as a birthday gift to our son-in-law. He used to work for Judge Jones. He said he really like the book.. C. Ellen Connally said The amazing story of a hero of the Civil Rights Movement.. President Jimmy Carter selected the "The amazing story of a hero of the Civil Rights Movement." according to C. Ellen Connally. President Jimmy Carter selected the 25th Anniversary of the landmark decision in Brown v. The Board of Education to announce the appointment of Nathaniel R. Jones to a seat on the Sixth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. Suddenly a foot soldier and advocate in the war to end segregation became a decision maker - a judge who would rule on important issues facing the American legal system and many of them involving questions of discrimination.In this extremely readable autobiography, now retired judge Nathaniel Jones tells the story of his life. The two major themes are the influence of Youngstown Atto. 5th Anniversary of the landmark decision in Brown v. The Board of Education to announce the appointment of Nathaniel R. Jones to a seat on the Sixth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. Suddenly a foot soldier and advocate in the war to end segregation became a decision maker - a judge who would rule on important issues facing the American legal system and many of them involving questions of discrimination.In this extremely readable autobiography, now retired judge Nathaniel Jones tells the story of his life. The two major themes are the influence of Youngstown Atto
attorney in Ohio; as assistant general counsel of the Kerner Commission; and, beginning in 1969, as general counsel of the NAACP. Jones’s pathbreaking career was forged in the 1960s: as the first African American assistant U.S. He also led the national response to the attacks against affirmative action, spearheading and arguing many of the signal legal cases of that effort.Judge Jones's story is an essential corrective to the idea of a post-racial America—his voice and his testimony offering enduring evidence of the unfinished work of ending Jim Crow's legacy.. Milliken, which addressed school desegregation in Detroit. Answering the Call is an extraordinary eyewitness account from an unsung hero of the battle for racial equality in Americaa battle that, far from ending with the great victories of the civil rights era, saw some of its signal achievements in the desegregation fights of the 1970s and its most notable setbacks in the affirmative action debates that continue into the present in Ferguson, Baltimore, and b