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| Other authors / contributors: | Spriggs, Kent, editor.
Edelman, Marian Wright, writer of foreword.
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| ISBN: | 9780813052793
0813052793
9780813059693
0813059690
9780813054322
081305432X
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Summary: | Civil rights lawyers were handmaidens of change who worked in the back rooms during twentieth-century America's era of profound social upheaval. Kent Spriggs, a noted lawyer of the period, gathers stories of legal maneuvers and memories of racial injustices from 26 voices--white and black, male and female, Northern-born, and Southern-born--many of whom share their own defining moments as civil rights lawyers. This collective perspective adds depth to the history of the era and its window on the legal and extralegal activities that occurred away from the actual protest venues. The framing materials place civil rights litigation into the context of major events from the 1960s, and the concluding section reflects on contemporary relevancies and continuing legacies.
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| Other form: | Print version: 9780813054322 081305432X
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