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The definitive, sweeping biography of an American hero who stood against all the forces of Gilded Age America to fight for civil rights and economic freedom: Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan.They say that history is written by the victors. But not in the case of the most famous dissenter on the Supreme Court. Almost a century after his death, it was John Marshall Harlan's words that helped end segregation, and gave us our civil rights and our modern economic freedom.But his legacy would not have been possible without the courage of Robert Harlan, a slave who John's father raised like a son in the same household. After the Civil War, Robert emerges as a political leader. With Black people holding power in the Republican Party, it is Robert who helps John land his appointment to the Supreme Court.At first, John is awed by his fellow justices, but the country is changing. Northern whites are prepared to take away black rights to appease the...

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Author

Peter S. Canellos [Canellos, Peter S.]

Publisher

Publisher not identified

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501188220

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Law, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.7 / 5 (382 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14