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C O N T E N T S List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Prologue 3 Chapter 1 Beaumont, Texas, 1955 6 2 Black Beaumont 29 3 “Joe Doakes” in Beaumont 47 4 White Golf, Black Golf 67 5 Crusading Lawyers 90 6 Lawyer Lamar Cecil 110 7 Republican Lamar Cecil 124 8 Judge Lamar Cecil 145 Epilogue 164 Notes 183 Bibliography 215 Index 223 ...

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