Crusading liberal : Paul H. Douglas of Illinois

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Label

Crusading liberal : Paul H. Douglas of Illinois

Title remainder

Paul H. Douglas of Illinois

Statement of responsibility

Roger Biles

Creator

• Biles, Roger, 1950-

Subject

• United States -- Race relations | Political aspects
• African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. | History -- 20th century
• Douglas, Paul H., (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
• History
• Biographies
• Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• United States, Congress | Senate -- Biography
• Legislators -- United States -- Biography
• African Americans -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century
• Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Genre

• Biographies
• Biography
• History

Language

eng

Summary

"A lifelong crusader for society's powerless, Senator Paul Douglas championed reform and helped to bring civil rights issues to the forefront of mid-twentieth-century American politics. During his eighteen years in the U.S. Senate, his advocacy of liberal causes brought him national recognition. In the eyes of many, Douglas embodied the very ideals of the "Great Society."" "Covering the full span of Douglas's life - from his youth and early work at Hull House In Chicago to his leadership in the Senate - Crusading Liberal illuminates the life and times of the man Martin Luther King, Jr., called "the greatest of all senators.""--Cover

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 328.73/092
• B

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E748.D68

LC item number

B45 2002

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography