xxiv, 305 pages ; 24 cm

Introduction / Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman -- Foreword / David Cole -- Stromberg v. California (1931) / Viet Thanh Nguyen -- Powell v. Alabama (1932) and Patterson v. Alabama (1935) / Jacqueline Woodson -- United States v. One book called "Ulysses" (1933) / Michael Chabon -- Edwards v. California (1941) / Ann Patchett -- West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) / Brit Bennett -- Korematsu v. United States (1944) / Steven Okazaki -- Hannegan v. Esquire (1946) / Daniel Handler -- Terminiello v. City of Chicago (1949) / Geraldine Brooks -- Brown v. Board of Education Topeka (1954) / Yaa Gyasi -- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) / Sergio De La Pava -- Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) / Dave Eggers -- New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) / Timothy Egan -- Lamont v. Postmaster General / Yiyun Li -- Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) / Meg Wolitzer -- Miranda v. Arizona (1966) / Hector Tobar -- Loving v. Virginia (1967) / Aleksandar Hemon -- tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community Schoo District (1969) / Elizabeth Strout -- Gregory v. City of Chicago (1969) / Adrian Nicole LeBlanc -- Street v. New York (1969) / Rabih Alameddine -- Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) / Moriel Rothman-Zecher -- Cohen v. California (1971) / Jonathan Lethem -- New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) / Salman Rushdie -- Roe v. Wade (1973) and Doe v. Bolton (1973) / Lauren Groff -- O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975) / Ayelet Waldman -- Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld (1975) / Jennifer Egan -- Buckley v. Valeo (1976) / Scott Turow -- Bob Jones University v. United States (1983) / Morgan Parker -- Chirch of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1993) / Victor LaValle -- Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual group of Boston (1995) / Michael Cunningham -- Reno v. ACLU (1997) and Ashcroft v ACLU (2004) / Neil Gaiman -- City of Chicago v. Morales (1999) / Jesmyn Ward -- Zadvydas v. Davis (2001) / Moses Sumney -- Immigration and Naturalization Service v. St Cyr (2001) / George Saunders -- Lawrence v. Texas (2003) / Marlon James -- Rasul v. Bush (2004) / William Finnegan -- Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District (2005) / Anthony Doerr -- Schroer v. Billington (2008) / Charlie Jane Anders -- Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl (2013) / Brenda J. Child -- United States v. Windsor (2013) / Andrew Sear Greer -- ACLU v. United States Department fo Defenst, et al. (2018) / Louise Erdrich.

Fight of the Century shows how throughout American history, pivotal legal battles, fought primarily by underdogs and their lawyers, have advanced civil rights and social justice. The ACLU has been integral in this process. The essays range from personal memoir to narrative history, each shedding light on the work of one remarkable organization as it shaped a country.

MARCIVE (2022/12/12)

American Civil Liberties Union.

Civil rights -- United States -- Cases.

Chabon, Michael, editor.

Waldman, Ayelet, editor.

Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971- Stromberg v. California (1931)

Woodson, Jacqueline. Powell v. Alabama (1932) and Patterson v. Alabama (1935)

Chabon, Michael. United States v. One book called "Ulysses" (1933)

Patchett, Ann. Edwards v. California (1941)

Bennett, Brit. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)

Okazaki, Steven. Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Handler, Daniel. Hannegan v. Esquire (1946)

Brooks, Geraldine. Terminiello v. City of Chicago (1949).

Gyasi, Yaa. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

Pava, Sergio de la. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

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