Saving the Soul of Georgia Donald L. Hollowell and the Struggle for Civil Rights |
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| Author:
| Daniels, Maurice C. |
| Foreword by:
| Jordan, Vernon E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-4596-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Hollowell was Georgia's chief civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. 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.
Hollowell was Georgia's chief civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. 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.