Charles H. Houston : an interdisciplinary study of civil rights leadership / edited by James L. Conyers.

"This edited collection focuses on the philosophical ideas, constructive engagement, and lasting contributions of Charles H. Houston, a legal scholar activist who played an important role in the civil rights movement"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-265) and index.

1. Charles Hamilton Houston: An Efficacious Reflexive Analysis / James L. Conyers, Jr. -- Part I. Philosophical Foundations: 2. In Defense of Voluntary Desegregation: All Things Are Not Equal / Derek W. Black; 3. : "A Lawyer is either a social engineer or a parasite to society" / John C. Brittain; 4. What the Right Learned from Charles Houston That the Left Did Not / Lewis R. Gordon -- Part II. Constructive Engagement: 5. The Historical Legacy of the Nadir and Houstonian Jurisprudence in the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement / Katherine Bankole Medina; 6. Charles Hamilton Houston and Post-New Negro Movement Authority: The Socio-Literary History of a Legal Warrior / Christel N. Temple -- Part III. Enduring Contributions: 7. Charles Hamilton Houston and the Struggle Against Lynching in the United States, 1930-1939 / Julius E. Thompson; 8. African American Voices Should Speak Loudly and Proudly to Protect Undocumented Immigrants from Fundamentally Unfair Discrimination / L. Darnell Weeden; 9. Charles Hamilton Houston and the Development of the NAACP's Legal Assault on Jim Crow: The Texas White Primary as a Case Study / Cary D. Wintz; 10. Neo-Houstonian Studies: The Nation of Islam, Edward W. Jacko, Jr. and the Struggle for Afro-Muslim Civil Liberties / Malachi D. Crawford.