| Contents |
Mr. Coleman goes to Washington -- Roots -- Making jewels out of rough diamonds -- Home sweet home -- School days -- Sibling rivalries -- College years -- Harvard law school -- War -- After the war -- Clerking for the good judge -- Justice frankfurter -- Life at the Supreme Court and in the Nation's Capitol -- From the ivory tower to the working world -- American history in black and white -- Chipping away at 'Plessy' -- The 'Brown' team -- The city of brotherly love -- Expert in relevance -- The tipping point -- Reargument, December 7, 1953 -- With all deliberate speed -- Enforcing the court's order -- A lawyer's public service obligation -- Managing the Dilworth litigation department -- The 'Girard College' case -- The legacy of Houston-Hastie-Marshall -- The Nixon years -- Change in course -- Cabinet-style government -- Getting to know the department of transportation -- Making transportation policy -- The decisionmaking process -- A time of transition -- The sun also rises in the East -- Building the Washington practice -- The 'Bob Jones' case -- Supreme Court practice -- The Robert Bork hearings -- Is race still relevant? -- Opportunities for public service and private growth -- Reflecting on Republicans and race -- Counsel for the situation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-396) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010033339 |
| ISBN | 9780815704881 (cloth : alk. paper) |
