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 Saving the Soul of Georgia, Maurice C. Daniels tells the story of this behind-the- scenes yet highly influential civil rights lawyer who defended the rights of blacks and advanced the cause of social justice in the US.

About the author

MAURICE C. DANIELS is dean emeritus and professor emeritus at the UGA School of Social Work. Daniels is cofounder and director of The Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies, which was established in 1999. He is the author of Saving the Soul of Georgia: Donald L. Hollowell and the Struggle for Civil Rights (Georgia), and Horace T. Ward: Desegregation of the University of Georgia, Civil Rights Advocacy, and Jurisprudence. He is also the executive producer of four critically acclaimed public television documentaries on the civil rights movement.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Maurice Daniels, Maurice C Daniels, Maurice C. Daniels, Maurice/ Jordan Daniels
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9780820349817
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-4981-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Rechtsgeschichte, Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte, LAW / Legal History, Biography / Autobiography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges