The intangible civil rights of minorities advanced by kerner were set on a collision course with a specious theory of intangible rights invented by mitchells prosecutors to allege kerner failed to give citizens of illinois good and faithful services as governor with his conviction nixon and mitchell managed to destroy one of americas most respected civil rights advocates in a disturbing and poignant account the authors accurately report that when the us supreme court overturned . kerner the conflict of intangible rights uploaded by edgar rice burroughs the intangible civil rights of minorities advanced by kerner were set on a collision course with a specious theory of intangible rights invented by mitchells prosecutors to allege kerner failed to give citizens of illinois good and faithful services as governor with his conviction nixon and mitchell managed to . Kernerthe conflict of intangible rightsbill barnhart and gene schlickmanthis first biography of otto kerner traces the career of a major figure in illinois politics and examines his precipitous. This first biography of otto kerner traces the heritage of a major figure in illinois politics and explains his precipitous descent from public hero to public enemyas a cook county judge kerner reformed illinois adoption procedure as a two term democratic governor he promoted economic development education mental health services and equal access to jobs and housing as a federal appeals court judge he bucked the law and order tide and defended the rights of the accused kerner achieved . Kerner the conflict of intangible rights bill barnhart and gene schlickman author creator barnhart bill 1946 other author creator schlickman eugene f 1929 format book and print publication info urbana university of illinois press c1999 description xii 406 pages 12 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations 25 cm subjects kerner otto 1908 1976 governors illinois