And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

The second volume in a must-have trilogy of the best closing arguments in American legal history Every day Americans enjoy the freedom to decide what we do with our property our bodies our speech and our votes. However the rights to these freedoms have not always been guaranteed. Our civil rights have been assured by cases that have produced monumental shifts in America's cultural political and legal landscapes. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down showcases eight of the most exciting closing arguments in civil law -- from the Amistad case in which John Quincy Adams brought the injustice of slavery to the center stage of American politics to the Susan B. Anthony decision which paved the way to success for women's suffrage to the Larry Flynt trial in which the porn king became an unlikely champion for freedom of speech. By providing historical and biographical details as well as the closing arguments themselves Lief and Caldwell give readers the background necessary to fully understand these important cases bringing them vividly to life.