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Heart of Atlanta : five Black pastors and the Supreme Court victory for integration
Author
Title
Heart of Atlanta : five Black pastors and the Supreme Court victory for integration / Ronnie Greene.
ISBN
9781641605274
1641605278
9781641605298
9781641605281
9781641605304
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : Lawrence Hill Books, an imprint of Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2022]
Physical Description
239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"The Heart of Atlanta Supreme Court decision stands among the court's most significant civil rights rulings. In Atlanta, Georgia, two arch segregationists vowed to flout the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the sweeping slate of civil rights reforms just signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Pickrick restaurant was run by Lester Maddox, soon to be governor of Georgia. The other, the Heart of Atlanta motel, was operated by lawyer Moreton Rolleston Jr. After the law was signed, a group of ministry students showed up for a plate of skillet-fried chicken at Maddox's diner. At the Heart of Atlanta, the ministers reserved rooms and walked to the front desk. Lester Maddox greeted them with a pistol, axe handles, and a mob of White supporters. Moreton Rolleston refused to accept the Black patrons. These confrontations became the centerpiece of the nation's first two legal challenges to the Civil Rights Act. In gripping detail built from exclusive interviews and original documents, Heart of Atlanta reveals the saga of the case's rise to the U.S. Supreme Court, which unanimously rejected the segregationists. Heart of Atlanta restores the legal cases and their heroes to their proper place in history."-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 18, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue: a presidential plea, a legal fight alighted
An awakening in Atlanta
Lester Maddox: "Stand up for America"
King's lessons, and a bloodshed in the South
A revolt hatched in a seminary
Filibuster, politicking, and the vote that saved JFK's plan
Heart of Atlanta v. USA: the first legal challenge arrives
Pickrick showdown: axe handles, guns, and fists
The courtroom showdowns
Two major rulings, and a backlash against the Supreme Court
The ministers and Pickrick: back for seconds, thirds
"The People's Court" and the Heart of the Atlanta Motel
Arguments before the high court
Judgment day: the US Supreme Court rules
More shoves, venom, and axe handles
Closing time at the Pickrick and Lester Maddox Cafeteria
A new governor in Georgia.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographies.
History.
Trials, litigation, etc.
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