Saving the Soul of Georgia: Donald L. Hollowell and the Struggle for Civil Rights (Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820345962 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Foot Soldier For Equal Justice "Saving The Soul of Georgia" does more than just chronicle the achievements of attorney Donald Lee Hollowell, it is a compendium of Hollowell's life's work that, taken en masse, helped to bend the arc of the moral universe towards justice.While some civil rights demonstrations were in the forefront, overtly displayed domestically and internationally, there was also the legal aspect of confronting Jim Crow and civil rights violations. These standoffs took place in the courtroom; a battleground where this foot soldier thrived: "While pickets, boycotts, sit-ins, and other forms of direct action played a vital role in civil rights pro. Thank goodness for Dr. Daniels. He has captured Thank goodness for Dr. Daniels. He has captured the essence of a remarkable, "unsung" American hero. The importance of such a book is immeasurable. The documentation of Donald L. Hollowell's life will serve as a historical and inspirational piece for generations to come!. lovers of history buy this one scmiller. My husband has taught college history classes off and on for many years.and reads history books all the time. He thought this was extremely well done.
He is the author of Horace T. MAURICE C. DANIELS is dean and professor of the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia and is founder and director of The Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies. Ward: Desegregation of the University of Georgia, Civil Rights, and Jurisprudence and executive producer of a number of civil rights documentaries.
Donald Hollowella brilliant and courageous lawyer known as Georgia’s ‘Mr. Civil Rights’has long deserved a biography to match his talents. Students used to sing, 'King is our leader; Hollowell is our lawyer. With his close attention to court proceedings, Daniels penetrates the often-dense tangle of legal procedures. (Charlayne Hunter-Gault journalist and author of To The Mountaintop: My Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement)This compelling biography of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s chief attorney in Georgia during the 1950s and 1960s delivers on the promise of its title. (Polly J. Hollowell's shoulders offered more than legal representation. The inclusion of twenty-seven carefully selected photographs further brings to life one of the best biographies of
Martin Luther King Jr. In Saving the Soul of Georgia, Maurice C. Holmes and Charlayne Hunter that desegregated the University of Georgia to his defense of Dr. The war was an eye-opener, as Hollowell experienced the cruel discrimination of racist segregationist policies. Hollowell was Georgia’s chief civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. As a young man he served as a Buffalo Soldier in the legendary Tenth Cavalry, but it wasn’t until after he fought in World War II that he determined to become a civil rights attorney. In this role he defended African American men accused or convicted of capital crimes in a racially hostile legal system, represented movement activists arrested for their civil rights work, and fought to undermine the laws that maintained state-sanctioned racial discrimination. The irony of defending freedom abroad for the sake of preserving Jim Crow laws at home steeled his resolve to fight for civil rights upon returning from war.From his legal work in the case of Hamilton E. Donald L. Dani