Mary Louise Dudziak is an American legal theorist, civil rights historian, and a leading foreign policy and

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expert. She is currently the

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Professor of Law at

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

. Her research has examined the intersection of race, civil rights, and the surprising influence of Cold War politics in accelerating the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Dudziak is also a leading biographical scholar of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Her work has examined his role and influence in spreading American legal ideals and values abroad.

Career

Before joining Emory University, Dudziak was the Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado Professor of Law, History and Political Science at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where she held joint appointments in USC's Department of History and Political Science. Prior to USC Law, she was a professor of Law and History at the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 col ...

, and a law clerk for Judge Sam J. Ervin, III, of the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals. Dudziak is also a distinguished visiting law professor at Harvard,

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and at the

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Publications

*''War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences (2012)'' *''Cold War Civil Rights: Race and the Image of American Democracy (2011)'' *''Exporting American Dreams: Thurgood Marshall's African Journey (2011)'' *''Legal Borderlands: Law and the Construction of American Borders (200

' *''September 11 in History: A Watershed Moment? (2003)''

References

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