The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero
"The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero" by Peter Canellos is a biography that chronicles the life of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, who, influenced by his relationship with Robert Harlan, courageously dissented against his colleagues to defend civil rights and economic freedom during the Gilded Age, with his dissents, particularly in Plessy v. Ferguson, later forming the foundation for significant legal revolutions in America's history.
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