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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b12583722.
- catalog coverage "United States Race relations Political aspects.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-252) and index.".
- catalog description "Professor and social activist -- Into the political arena -- Precocious freshman senator -- Politics in the age of McCarthy -- The civil rights movement in the Senate -- Undaunted crusader for civil rights -- Senator with ideas -- On behalf of the great society -- After the Senate -- Liberal crusades.".
- catalog extent "259 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0875803040 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States Race relations Political aspects.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "328.73/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "African Americans Civil rights History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Legal status, laws, etc. History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Civil rights movements United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976.".
- catalog subject "Douglas, Paul Howard, 1892-".
- catalog subject "E748.D68 B45 2002".
- catalog subject "Legislators United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Liberalism United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "United States. Congress. Senate Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Professor and social activist -- Into the political arena -- Precocious freshman senator -- Politics in the age of McCarthy -- The civil rights movement in the Senate -- Undaunted crusader for civil rights -- Senator with ideas -- On behalf of the great society -- After the Senate -- Liberal crusades.".
- catalog title "Crusading liberal : Paul H. Douglas of Illinois / Roger Biles.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".