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Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University James Douglas has a long and distinguished career in education and the law that includes service as President of Texas Southern University from 1995 through 1999. His affiliation with TSU began in 1981 when he joined the Law School faculty. Prior to that he taught at Northeastern University School of Law, Syracuse University College of Law, and Cleveland State University. He is a native of Houston, Texas, and is currently serving as Executive Vice President of Texas Southern University. Source: Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Faculty Profile, accessed July 26, 2009.
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Before Brown: Heman Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall and the Long Road to Justice Commentary by
Dr. James M. Douglas,
Executive Vice President and Distinguished Professor It is clear that what started out as a straightforward biography of Heman Marion Sweatt ended up being a masterful overview of race, education, and social views of both African-American and White Texans during the early to mid-part of the last century. Lavergne writes like a novelist, but his work is, in fact, a wonderful historical treatment of an important period in the history of the State of Texas. BEFORE BROWN is an emotional and very human look at the effects of public policy on a race of people. It is, in other words, not a history of facts, but a tragic and triumphant history of a people. BEFORE BROWN is a must-read for every Texan. I am so smitten by the book that I will suggest it be required reading for every freshmen and first-year law student of Texas Southern University.
BEFORE BROWN :Heman Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall and the Long Road To Justice | Gary's Bio |Before Brown| Worse Than Death| Bad Boy From Rosebud | Sniper in the Tower | Cajuns |
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