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Lift every voice : turning a civil rights setback into a new vision of social justice, Lani Guinier
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- Summary
- In 1993, shortly after his inauguration, new President Bill Clinton nominated his old friend and classmate Lani Guinier to the prestigious and crucial post of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. In the face of concerted opposition - what one friend of Guinier's called "a low-tech lynching"--Clinton backed down, not only withdrawing her nomination, but having refused throughout to give her an opportunity to speak out in her own defense (and his). The result was a civil rights setback of monumental proportions. Now, in this book, at once a memoir and insider's account of what really happened behind the closed doors of the Oval Office, the Justice Department, and the U.S. Senate, and an insightful look at the past, present, and future of civil rights in America, Lani Guinier at last breaks her silence. Unsparing of her own mistakes and shrewdly perceptive about the overt and hidden agendas of those who opposed her, Professor Guinier shows how the president promptly abandoned his ambitious agenda for civil rights at the first hint of criticism from the media and Congress - and how the civil rights movement suffered a major setback as a result. Above all, Guinier goes on to describe how her experience at the hands of the press, the White House, and her congressional enemies has given her both a new voice and a renewed faith in the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Using her own nomination as a symbolic point of reference, she shows just how weak and divided the cause of civil rights has become, as its leaders have all too often been silenced by the very people they should be challenging
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 336 p.
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Trials
- A low-tech lynching
- Virago
- Nightline: a lone forum
- The oval office: death by a thousand cuts
- Through the looking glass: a parable of passive leadership
- Bridges
- The bridge toward freedom: fighting for a vote
- Selma, Alabama, June 1985: building bridges from the bottom up --Lawyers as bridge people: architects of a new public space
- Hearings
- The task ahead: breathing new life into American democracy
- Lift every voice
- Isbn
- 9780684811451
- Label
- Lift every voice : turning a civil rights setback into a new vision of social justice
- Title
- Lift every voice
- Title remainder
- turning a civil rights setback into a new vision of social justice
- Statement of responsibility
- Lani Guinier
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1993, shortly after his inauguration, new President Bill Clinton nominated his old friend and classmate Lani Guinier to the prestigious and crucial post of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. In the face of concerted opposition - what one friend of Guinier's called "a low-tech lynching"--Clinton backed down, not only withdrawing her nomination, but having refused throughout to give her an opportunity to speak out in her own defense (and his). The result was a civil rights setback of monumental proportions. Now, in this book, at once a memoir and insider's account of what really happened behind the closed doors of the Oval Office, the Justice Department, and the U.S. Senate, and an insightful look at the past, present, and future of civil rights in America, Lani Guinier at last breaks her silence. Unsparing of her own mistakes and shrewdly perceptive about the overt and hidden agendas of those who opposed her, Professor Guinier shows how the president promptly abandoned his ambitious agenda for civil rights at the first hint of criticism from the media and Congress - and how the civil rights movement suffered a major setback as a result. Above all, Guinier goes on to describe how her experience at the hands of the press, the White House, and her congressional enemies has given her both a new voice and a renewed faith in the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Using her own nomination as a symbolic point of reference, she shows just how weak and divided the cause of civil rights has become, as its leaders have all too often been silenced by the very people they should be challenging
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Guinier, Lani
- Dewey number
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- 323/.092
- B
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.97.G94
- LC item number
- G85 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Guinier, Lani
- Clinton, Bill
- African American women civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers
- Civil rights movements
- United States
- Label
- Lift every voice : turning a civil rights setback into a new vision of social justice, Lani Guinier
- Bar code
- 31223047976122
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Trials -- A low-tech lynching -- Virago -- Nightline: a lone forum -- The oval office: death by a thousand cuts -- Through the looking glass: a parable of passive leadership -- Bridges -- The bridge toward freedom: fighting for a vote -- Selma, Alabama, June 1985: building bridges from the bottom up --Lawyers as bridge people: architects of a new public space -- Hearings -- The task ahead: breathing new life into American democracy -- Lift every voice
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 336 p.
- Isbn
- 9780684811451
- Lccn
- 98011876
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- 474772269
- Label
- Lift every voice : turning a civil rights setback into a new vision of social justice, Lani Guinier
- Bar code
- 31223047976122
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Trials -- A low-tech lynching -- Virago -- Nightline: a lone forum -- The oval office: death by a thousand cuts -- Through the looking glass: a parable of passive leadership -- Bridges -- The bridge toward freedom: fighting for a vote -- Selma, Alabama, June 1985: building bridges from the bottom up --Lawyers as bridge people: architects of a new public space -- Hearings -- The task ahead: breathing new life into American democracy -- Lift every voice
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 336 p.
- Isbn
- 9780684811451
- Lccn
- 98011876
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- 474772269
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