U.S. Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit (John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building) National Historic Landmark Nomination
Ford G and Salvatore SC. 2015. U.S. Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit (John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building) National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 74000937_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit (John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals Building) in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The NHL nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals (New Orleans) documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 2 for association with the preeminent role of the U.S. Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit and Judge John Minor Wisdom in the modern civil rights movement. The Fifth Circuit's precedent-setting rulings defined civil rights law, formed the basis of congressional civil rights legislation, and pioneered judicial reform. Judge Wisdom served as the voice of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals during the modern civil rights era, delivering highly regarded treatises in many areas of civil rights jurisprudence. The period of national significance is 1956-1963.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ford, Gene; Salvatore, Susan
- Date of Issue
- 2015-07-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- civil rights, courthouse, desegregation, John Minor Wisdom, judicial, legal, Louisiana, National Historic Landmark, New Orleans, South, voting rights