The University of North Carolina Press just published “Senator Sam Ervin, Last of the Founding Fathers,” by Karl E. Campbell (Appalachian State).
Here is a micro-review:
Sen. Ervin was the sponsor of the Indian Civil Rights Act. He was also an ardent opponent of civil rights legislation (ironically as chair of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights) and chair of the Senate Watergate hearings. On their face, these two positions seem contradictory, but they really are not. Nevertheless, Prof. Campbell highlights ICRA as an example of Ervin’s civil libertarian streak.
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