The federal judge whose ruling validated the Freedom Riders’ purpose...
U.S. District Judge Frank Minis Johnson Jr. of Montgomery, Alabama, presided over some of the most significant civil rights cases of the 1950s through the 1970s—and issued rulings that upheld the Constitution and extended equal rights to black citizens, abused prisoners and mental patients, women, and others who sought the freedoms that are the legacy of all Americans. The Judge covers many of his notable cases: the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Freedom Rides, school desegregation, and more. Much of the book consists of extended oral history interviews with Judge Johnson, making this account of his life and career as near an autobiography as exists.
ISBN 978-1-58838-158-3
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