Background
Bass, Jack was born on June 24, 1934 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Nathan and Esther (Cohen) Bass.
( A vivid account of the implementation of the Brown deci...)
A vivid account of the implementation of the Brown decision in the South by southern federal judges committed to the rule of law. Bass's unlikely heroes are the federal judges-primarily those on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals-who vigorously and skillfully implemented Brown v. Board of Education in six southern states. The rich profiles show the character of the men who gave up prosperous lives, popularity, and friends to see that the constitutional rights of all citizens were protected.
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( In Strom, Jack Bass and Marilyn W. Thompson deliver a r...)
In Strom, Jack Bass and Marilyn W. Thompson deliver a remarkable look at the life of a remarkable — and complicated — politician. First elected to public office in 1929, Strom Thurmond was a pivotal figure in the nation's politics for more than seven decades particularly when it came to issues of race: the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948, originator of the 1956 "Southern Manifesto" against the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, holder of the record for a Senate filibuster for his opposition to the 1957 Civil Rights Bill. Yet as a young man Thurmond had secretly fathered a daughter with the family's black maid, and quietly supported her through college and beyond. An intense public examination of Thurmond's legacy began when he left the Senate at age 100, continued when he passed away soon after and only grew when Essie Mae Washington-Williams announced in December 2003 that she was the senator's long-rumored black daughter. Bass and Thompson know Strom better than anyone. They both covered him for years and broke the big stories. In Strom, they tell us a great deal about power and politics in our nation and race's twisted roots in the 20th century South.
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Book annotation not available for this title. Title: The Orangeburg Massacre Author: Bass, Jack/ Nelson, Jack Publisher: Mercer Univ Pr Publication Date: 1999/01/01 Number of Pages: 272 Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress:
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(An account of the night of February 8, 1968 when a group ...)
An account of the night of February 8, 1968 when a group of young people were protesting on the campus of South Carolina State College and officers of the law opened fire killing three young men.
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( Stressing the relevance of The Transformation of Southe...)
Stressing the relevance of The Transformation of Southern Politics as a background for understanding the South into the next century, Jack Bass and Walter De Vries write that the "themes of change in southern politics still involve the rise of the Republican Party, black political development and the Democratic response to it--and the interaction of these forces with social and economic issues." The Transformation of Southern Politics examines the post-World War II political evolution of the eleven southern states and traces the effects of such influences as Brown v. Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, urban migration, the growth of the Republican Party, and the rise of African Americans in the political landscape. Relying on the methodology that V. O. Key used in his 1949 classic Southern Politics in State and Nation, the work draws on interviews with more than 360 politicians, scholars, journalists, and labor leaders, and includes a wealth of data on voting trends, political perceptions, and population flow to present a comprehensive portrait of the region up to the 1976 presidential election. In the preface to the Brown Thrasher edition, Bass and De Vries offer an overview of the region's current political climate, including an analysis of the 1994 mid-term elections. They also provide excerpts from their interview with Bill Clinton during his first campaign for political office.
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(A biography of the southern judge describes how, in the e...)
A biography of the southern judge describes how, in the explosive years of the civil rights movement, Johnson issued a series of landmark decisions that were instrumental in turning the tide of white resistance. 15,000 first printing.
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The World Publishing Company, New York, 1970. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 8 pages of photos. 272 pages.
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( Thrust into the center of a raging storm over civil rig...)
Thrust into the center of a raging storm over civil rights, Frank M. Johnson, Jr., was the youngest federal judge in the country at the time of his appointment in 1955. During his twenty-four years on the district court in Montgomery, Alabama, Johnson handed down a string of precedent-setting decisions that were vastly unpopular at the time but that would prove to have profound consequences for America's future. Not only did Johnson's trailblazing opinions greatly expand the access of African Americans to their constitutional rights, but his opinions also helped to dismantle discrimination against women, prison inmates, and the mentally ill. Johnson paid a heavy price for his judicial vision, however, for he had to endure public scorn, death threats, and the outrage of a society that felt itself and its values to be under siege. Eventually Johnson prevailed, winning honor even in his native Alabama and a respected place in the history of the civil rights movement. Taming the Storm is the story of an authentic American hero and the era he did so much to define.
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(By jack Bass. Hardcover 152 pages. Cpyright by the R.L. B...)
By jack Bass. Hardcover 152 pages. Cpyright by the R.L. Bryan Company. Manufactured by the R.L. Bryan Company, Columbia, S.C.
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Bass, Jack was born on June 24, 1934 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Nathan and Esther (Cohen) Bass.
Bachelor of Arts South Carolina, 1956. Master of Arts, University South Carolina, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, 1998.
Copy editor The News and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina, 1960-1961. Editor, public West Ashley Journal, 1961-1963. Governmental affairs reporter, editor Columbia Newspapers, 1963-1966.
Bureau chief The Charlotte Observer, Columbia, 1966-1973. Research scholar Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1973-1975. Writer-in-residence South Carolina State College, Orangeburg, 1975-1978.
Research fellow/project director University South Carolina, Columbia, 1979-1985. Professor journalism University Mississippi, Oxford, 1987—1999. Professor humanities and social science College Charleston, South Carolina, 1999—2008.
Citadel fellow Chatleston.
( Stressing the relevance of The Transformation of Southe...)
(A biography of the southern judge describes how, in the e...)
(An account of the night of February 8, 1968 when a group ...)
( A vivid account of the implementation of the Brown deci...)
( Thrust into the center of a raging storm over civil rig...)
(Book annotation not available for this title. Title: The ...)
(The World Publishing Company, New York, 1970. Hardcover. ...)
( In Strom, Jack Bass and Marilyn W. Thompson deliver a r...)
(By jack Bass. Hardcover 152 pages. Cpyright by the R.L. B...)
Director Southern Education Foundation, Atlanta, 1980-1988. Democratic candidate United States House of Representatives, Columbia, 1978. Commander United States Navy-Retired.
Member Authors Guild.
Married Carolyn E. McClung, March 3, 1957 (divorced June 1984). Children: Kenneth, David, Elizabeth. Married Nathalie Dupree, April 10, 1994.