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Saving the soul of Georgia : Donald L. Hollowell and the struggle for civil rights /

"Donald L. Hollowell was Georgia's chief civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. 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 fough...

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Main Author: Daniels, Maurice Charles, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Hollowell, Donald L., > 1917-2004.
Lawyers > Georgia > Biography.
African American lawyers > Georgia > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > Georgia > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > Georgia > History > 20th century.
Civil rights > United States.
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780820346298
0820346292
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preparing for battle : early influences and aspirations
  • A legal education : addressing the "just grievances" of Negroes in America
  • The road to freedom : challenging segregation as Georgia's chief civil rights lawyer
  • Opening the doors : dismantling segregation in higher education
  • "An appeal for human rights" : the Atlanta student sit-ins
  • Freedom in the air : the Albany movement
  • Turning the tide : Hollowell's march across Georgia
  • Hollowell's new marching orders.

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