A Passion for Justice
J. Waties Waring and Civil Rights
Tinsley E. Yarbrough
Reviews and Awards
Named an Outstanding Academic Book of 1988-1989 by Choice
"Yarbrough's definitive biography brilliantly captures Waring's lonely, costly, but heroic crusade for racial equality....Makes for absorbing and even inspiring reading. I highly recommend this important book."--The Historian
"A well-written and remarkably balanced biogrgraphy of one of America's most controversial jurists....Informative and penetrating, A Passion for Justice complements very well the existing studies on local civil rights activists, and should be required reading for all students of civil rights history."--Georgia Historical Quarterly
"This splendid judicial biography demonstrates the suitability of this methodology for the study of trial as well as appellate courts....The book is rich in insight on such matters as the relationship between family life and judicial behavior, the role of the federal judge within the state political system, and the South on the eve of Brown v. Board of Education. Deserves a wide audience."--Choice