Howard Ball
Auteur van A Defiant Life: Thurgood Marshall and the Persistence of Racism in America
Over de Auteur
Howard Ball is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science, and University Scholar at the University of Vermont. He is the author of many books, including The Supreme Court in the Intimate Lives of Americans (NYU Press, 2002), Genocide: A Reference Handbook, Hugo L. Black: Cold Steel toon meer Warrior, and Justice in Mississippi: The Murder Trial of Edgar Ray Killen. toon minder
Werken van Howard Ball
Of Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's Constitutional Revolution (1992) 23 exemplaren
Murder in Mississippi: United States v. Price and the Struggle for Civil Rights (2004) 19 exemplaren
The Supreme Court in the Intimate Lives of Americans: Birth, Sex, Marriage, Childrearing, and Death (2002) 17 exemplaren
Bush, the Detainees, and the Constitution: The Battle over Presidential Power in the War on Terror (2007) 11 exemplaren
Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi (2021) 6 exemplaren
Compromised Compliance: Implementation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Contributions in Political Science) (1982) 2 exemplaren
Warren Court's Conceptions of Democracy: An Evaluation of the Supreme Court's Apportionment Opinions (1975) 2 exemplaren
Multicultural education in colleges and universities : a transdisciplinary approach (2014) 2 exemplaren
Vision and the Dream of Justice Hugo L.Black: An Examination of Judicial Philosophy (1975) 1 exemplaar
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Howard Ball chronicles the six years, from 1976-1982, that he, his wife Carol, and his three young daughters moved from the Bronx to Starkville, Mississippi. Ball accepted a tenured position in the political science department at Mississippi State University. The move, like most moves across country, was a culture shock for the Jewish family from the Bronx and an awakening to the societal conditions in Mississippi during the civil rights struggles at that time. Ball, a historian and civil rights activist, did not shy away from the task set before him. He and Carol immersed themselves in the community working to make integration a reality rather than just a law. He was active with the Mississippi chapter of the ACLU. The family remained close to their Jewish faith in a heavily Protestant area and received threats for his activism.
This is a riveting historical biography set during a very specific time and place in America. It is important to note that Ball lived in Mississippi from 1976-1982, which means 40 years have passed since his experiences there and much has changed in the world. After finding his notes from his time in Mississippi, Ball set out to share his stories from his time in the deep South. The chapters are written as recollections of events that occurred during the time his family lived there and the struggles and obstacles they experienced.
Ball writes that Judaism asks that they observe and obey the law but also that they vigorously debate, discuss, and disagree with each other as well as take legal of political action to challenge it. This affirmation of justice has shaped both his character and the mission of his work. Taking the Fight South showcases Balls fight for social justice during his six years in Mississippi many year ago. "Distinguished historian and civil rights activist Howard Ball has written dozens of books during his career, including the landmark biography of Thurgood Marshall, A Defiant Life, and the critically acclaimed Murder in Mississippi, chronicling the Mississippi Burning killings."
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of the University of Notre Dame Press.
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