{"product_id":"more-voices-of-civil-rights-lawyers-continuing-the-struggle-paperback","title":"More Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers: Continuing the Struggle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKent Spriggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003elegal struggle for civil rights throughout the Southeast and into the 1980s \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, twenty-three\u003cbr\u003elawyers discuss their experiences in the struggle to advance and maintain civil\u003cbr\u003erights in the United States South. While the lives of civil rights lawyers are\u003cbr\u003eoften unknown or forgotten, this book draws attention to the importance of lawyers\u003cbr\u003ein facilitating dramatic sociopolitical changes, illustrates the\u003cbr\u003erealities of working in this profession, and shows the ways in which civil\u003cbr\u003erights were--and still are--tested at every turn. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe events\u003cbr\u003edocumented here happened not just in the 1960s and '70s but also in the 1980s, and\u003cbr\u003ethis book highlights the emergence of a new generation of lawyers who continued\u003cbr\u003eto advocate for racial equity and expanded into other areas of social justice\u003cbr\u003ework, such as labor and gender. In addition, while the civil rights\u003cbr\u003emovement is commonly identified with protests in Deep South states, many of its\u003cbr\u003eactivities and court challenges occurred beyond the region, and this book\u003cbr\u003ewidens the geographic lens to include narratives from frontline lawyers in\u003cbr\u003eTexas, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the\u003cbr\u003estruggles documented in these firsthand accounts provide the context for\u003cbr\u003econtemporary civil rights concerns, including voting rights. As gains from this\u003cbr\u003ehistoric period are being contested and even rolled back, these narratives help\u003cbr\u003ereaders remember the ubiquity of injustices in that time and to recognize the\u003cbr\u003esystemic discrimination and racism that continue to undermine basic civil\u003cbr\u003erights today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e Robert L. Wiggins Jr. James Blacksher\u003cbr\u003e Alan Levine Melvyn R. Leventhal David Rudovsky James Ayers Chevene\u003cbr\u003eKing Jr. John Gresham David Kern Jack Drake Stephen Oleskey Kent Hull\u003cbr\u003e Kent Spriggs Charles Stephen Ralston Barbara Phillips Jim Rowan Michael\u003cbr\u003eB. Trister Bruce Rogow Wilhelm H. Joseph Kenneth Cloke Gerry Hebert Paul\u003cbr\u003eHarris Martha Bergmark Amy Ruth Tobol \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50728869790002,"sku":"9780813080741","price":63.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/W6zOyaD4a49780813080741.webp?v=1765594540","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/more-voices-of-civil-rights-lawyers-continuing-the-struggle-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}