Crusading Liberal: Paul H. Douglas of Illinois

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A lifelong crusader for society’s powerless, Senator Paul Douglas championed reform and helped to bring civil rights issues to the vanguard of mid-twentieth-century American politics. All through his eighteen years Within the U.S. Senate, his advocacy of liberal causes brought him national recognition. Within the eyes of many, Douglas embodied the very ideals of the “Great Society.”

A man of moral sense and a stubborn defender of his core principles, Douglas was once nonetheless a patient legislator, and his fight to verify equal rights for African Americans lasted more than a decade. His fierce independence won public respect but steadily strained relationships with key party leaders, including Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, and Lyndon Johnson.

Covering the entire span of Douglas’s life—from his youth and early work at Hull House in Chicago to his leadership Within the Senate—Crusading Liberal illuminates the life and times of the man Martin Luther King Jr. known as “the greatest of all senators.” This highly readable biography illustrates the struggle to offer equal opportunity and protection under law to all Americans.

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