{"product_id":"heart-of-atlanta-ronnie-greene-9781641605274","title":"Heart of Atlanta: Five Black Pastors and the Supreme Court Victory for Integration","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHeart of Atlanta\u003c\/i\u003e Supreme Court decision stands among the court's most significant civil rights rulings.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Atlanta, Georgia, two arch segregationists vowed to flout the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the sweeping slate of civil rights reforms just signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Pickrick restaurant was run by Lester Maddox, soon to be governor of Georgia. The other, the Heart of Atlanta motel, was operated by lawyer Moreton Rolleston Jr. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the law was signed, a group of ministry students showed up for a plate of skillet-fried chicken at Maddox's diner. At the Heart of Atlanta, the ministers reserved rooms and walked to the front desk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lester Maddox greeted them with a pistol, axe handles, and a mob of White supporters. Moreton Rolleston refused to accept the Black patrons. These confrontations became the centerpiece of the nation's first two legal challenges to the Civil Rights Act. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In gripping detail built from exclusive interviews and original documents, \u003ci\u003eHeart of Atlanta\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the saga of the case's rise to the US Supreme Court, which unanimously rejected the segregationists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeart of Atlanta \u003c\/i\u003erestores the legal cases and their heroes to their proper place in history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronnie Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641605278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641605274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Hill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Ronnie Greene","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049352655103,"sku":"9781641605274","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55871b3d-e035-4047-a749-cf7fd8e0f461.jpg?v=1685001093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heart-of-atlanta-ronnie-greene-9781641605274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}