Summary of Juan Williams's Eyes on the Prize
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 Charles Houston was a vice dean of Howard University's School of Law in Washington, D. C. He was recording the dramatic disparity between black schools and white schools in South Carolina. His film showed what those statistics meant to the lives of some of the twelve million blacks in America.
#2 During World War I, Charlie Houston was a judge-advocate in military cases involving blacks. He learned that it did not take much evidence to successfully prosecute black soldiers. He decided that if he had to go into the army, he would go as an officer.
#3 Houston returned to Washington in 1919, and saw a series of race riots there. He wanted to fight for those who could not fight back, so he applied to Harvard Law School.
#4 Houston began teaching law at Howard University in Washington, D. C. , in 1924. He wanted to train black lawyers to represent black clients, and he believed that the legal system would change if black lawyers continued to pressure it.
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Sample Book Insights:
#1 Charles Houston was a vice dean of Howard University's School of Law in Washington, D. C. He was recording the dramatic disparity between black schools and white schools in South Carolina. His film showed what those statistics meant to the lives of some of the twelve million blacks in America.
#2 During World War I, Charlie Houston was a judge-advocate in military cases involving blacks. He learned that it did not take much evidence to successfully prosecute black soldiers. He decided that if he had to go into the army, he would go as an officer.
#3 Houston returned to Washington in 1919, and saw a series of race riots there. He wanted to fight for those who could not fight back, so he applied to Harvard Law School.
#4 Houston began teaching law at Howard University in Washington, D. C. , in 1924. He wanted to train black lawyers to represent black clients, and he believed that the legal system would change if black lawyers continued to pressure it.
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